Kobaien has over 200 varieties of sumi inks. These are some of them.
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Koukaboku ( 紅花墨 )Koukaboku ( 紅花墨 ) In 1739, Matsui,Motoyasu, the sixth successor of Kobaien, went to Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. There he interacted with ink craft…
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Shitsuboku ( 漆墨 )Shitsuboku ( 漆墨 ) These inks are made from the finest quality rapeseed oil smoke, and are produced by Kobaien craftsmen following the house’s secret proce…
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Koboku ( 古墨 )Koboku ( 古墨 ) is a name of an ink that was produced in the past. There are very few of them nowadays. Koyubi ( 古隃麋 ) Ingredients: Superfine rapeseed(ca…
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BOKUFU ( 墨譜 ) During the years 1993 to 2012, Kobaien released an annual special edition ink set, and named the series “Bokufu ( 墨譜, “Inkstick Year Book )”.
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Gokujo YUenboku Kinmaki( 極上油煙墨・金巻 )Gokujo Yuenboku Kinmaki ( 極上油煙墨・金巻 ) Kinmaki means applying gold leaf. This is the most suitable ink for painting. The main ingredient is rapeseed (c…
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Shouenboku ( 松煙墨 )Shouenboku ( 松煙墨 ) This ink is also made from pine trees as raw material. It has a bright black color when painting dark blacks and a gentle, faint blue …
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Seiboku ( 青墨 )Seiboku (青墨 ) Seiboku is made from Kobaien’s finest oil smoke; most suitable for blue ink. Genuine indigo is used to produce a brilliant blue color. SIZE V…