【KISHU】IKIMATSU, good for calligraghy and sumie painting nagano CAUTION: Do not leave sumi

CAUTION: Do not leave sumi ink sticks in direct sunlight

Shinji Shoten

over the years of crafting brushes

a master shokunin of Nara brushes

While it's possible to substitute other types of combs

【KISHU】IKIMATSU, good for calligraghy and sumie painting nagano CAUTION: Do not leave sumiIn 2022, an important event in the history of Japanese pine soot (shen) took place when a bundle of Kishu Ikimatsu Shen, a pine soot raw material produced in the Showa era, was discovered in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. Ikimatsu Shen is soot obtained by burning pinewood that has been naturally exuding resin due to intentional scoring. It was once known as a specialty product of Kishu. However, in 1958, Shinji Shoten, a pine soot wholesaler that