Kobaien Sumi inksticks making process

As the weather gets colder, Kobaien starts making ink. Usually,  Inkstick production in traditional way  takes place from November to March of the following year.

As the weather gets colder, Kobaien starts making ink.


01 Soot Gathering

The soot is collected by burning rapeseed oil and other materials.
The soot is collected by burning rapeseed oil and other materials.

02 Dissolving Gelatin

This is where the glue used to make inksticks is boiled.
boiling glue
This is where the glue used to make the ink is boiled.

Very old glues.
Very old glues.

These are inkstick molds made of pear wood.
This is an ink mold made of pear wood.

03 Kneading and Molding

Mix the glue and soot well, and make the ink in a mold.
Mix the glue and soot well, and make the ink in a mold.Mix the glue and soot well, and make the ink in a mold.

04 Ash Drying

Place the inksticks in ashes to dry.
Place the ink in ashes to dry.

05 Air Drying

Drying inksticks

06 Polishing

Using clam shells, polish the ink to make it shiny.
Using clam shells, polish the ink to make it shiny.

07 Coloring

One by one, the inksticks are colored by hand.
One by one, the ink is colored by hand.

If you want to know more about kobaien, please visit the following website.

https://worlds-oldest-inksticks.jp

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