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Black Shoshobanko #30205

superior quality black

Black Shoshobanko #30205 (SHOSHO)

Eiraku #30201

Best Quality, Dense Black

Eiraku #30201 (EIRAKU)

30101-S

Reliable, deep matte black with good flow and control. Favorite of Mike Kecseg and Valerie Weilmuenster.

30101-S (30101)

30213 Seiryutai

One of Reggie Ezell’s recommended sticks.

30213 Seiryutai (30213)

Colored Ink Sticks From Japan

(Saiboku) We list here the colors used and tested in Reggie Ezell’s class. Colors should be ground in unglazed porcelain dishes only. (See Gaken dishes below.) As some of these are quite expensive and can be cut in half consider purchasing with a friend.

CLRSG4 G-4 Red Ochre $12.00

CLRSG6 G-6 White $9.50

CLRSG7 G-7 Indigo $11.50

CLRSG8 G-8 Yellow/Red (Persimmon) $11.50

CLRG10 G-10 Ultramarine $15.00

CLRG11 G-11 Forest Green $17.00

CLRG13 G-13 Sapphire Blue $21.00

CLRG14 G-14 Purple $25.00

CLRG16 G-16 Wine or Deep Red $32.00

CLRG17 G-17 Vermillion $32.00

CLRSG2 G2 Whitish Blue $12.00

CLRSG3 G3 Yellow Ochre $12.00

Colored Ink Sticks From Japan

Li-Long

Professional grade. Unusually superior black color. Excellent quality of black. 4.75" x 1.25" x 3/8".

Chinese Stick Ink The Chinese value a deep black color in their ink while the Japanese are interested in gradations of gray for Sumi painting. All of these inks are made according to very high standards and are very black.

Li-Long (LILONG)

Sumi Ink Stick Holder

Made of two pieces of bamboo with a peg to hold ink stick rigid for grinding. Especially helpful when the stick is too short to grasp firmly.

Sumi Ink Stick Holder (STKHOL)

Song Chinese Stick Ink

Song Chinese Stick Ink (SONGSI)

Skakyozumi Black Inkstick

Dense black with slight red brown tones.

A favorite of Ewan Clayton.

Skakyozumi Black Inkstick (SKAKYO)