KURETAKE SAIBOKU SHIMBI 14 INK STICK set

Kuretake SAIBOKU SHIMBI 14 INK STICK set

Kuretake Saiboku Shimbi set is a coloured ink stick set that demonstrates beautiful, vibrant colours used in traditional Japanese-style paintings. You can easily control the ink density or blend colors together using these ink sticks. 
With them, it is easy to create different bleeding and blurring techniques.
It can be used for a wide range of purposes, including Japanese-style paintings, ink wash, watercolor, and colored ink paintings.

The set has 12 colourful ink sticks including White, Red Plum, Rouge, Fresh Light, Daizhe, Loess, Yellow, Celadon, Green Cyan, Light Green Onion, Ultramarine Blue, and Dark Blue.

This set also includes two black ink sticks. The first black ink stick is black ink for calligraphy and painting, which has a slight, reddish-brown shade when diluted with an excess of water. The second black ink stick is bluish-black ink color for illustration, which is clear and has a great depth of color.

Instructions:

Drop a coin-size droplet of water on your inkstone.
With some pressure, grind the ink stick into the water in a circular motion.
When the ink becomes your preferred consistency, guide the ink towards the ink pool of the inkstone.
Repeat steps 1-3 until you've created the preferred amount of ink.

How to store:

Each ink stick is separately wrapped with Japanese traditional paper called ‘washi’ and placed in beautiful paulownia boxes, which provides protection to preserve the life of the ink.
After each use, make sure to remove moisture by gently wiping the ink stick with a cloth or paper. It is easy to rinse and clean the ink. Please store ink stick in the paulownia box to preserve.