【NARA】The Shokunin's Palette: THREE HUES of Nara Sumi ink horse voluminous tip

voluminous tip

Weight: 1100g

Beyond its common use for applying flat

used all the remaining pine soot he had preserved as historical material to create 200 commemorative sumi ink sticks

【NARA】The Shokunin's Palette: THREE HUES of Nara Sumi ink horse voluminous tipNara sumi ink boasts unwavering popularity due to its finely uniform, deep, lustrous, and beautiful sumi ink color, as well as its smooth writing and drawing experience. It's no wonder that over 90% of solid sumi ink used in Japan is produced in Nara Prefecture. Its history dates back to 806, when Kukai brought back the sumi ink manufacturing method from Tang China along with brushes and began producing it at Kofukuji Nitaibo for use in transcribing