躍( yaku : rise )
上 ( jou: top )
龍 ( ryu: dragon )
門 ( mon: gate )
Yakujoryumon ( 躍上龍門 ) is an ink made with oil smoke and high quality glue, developed through 400 years of ink making at Kobaien.
The color of the ink is soothing and suitable for large works on paper, and the black color deepens quickly. Easy to rub on an inkstone.
The black color thickens quickly. This ink has a warm black color in dark ink and a slightly brownish black color in light ink.
SIZE: Width:35mm Length:120mm Thickness:15mm Weight:130gram
Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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