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What is this for? ： rice cooker
In the atelier where sumi ink sticks are made, there's a soot-covered rice cooker. It's a somewhat peculiar sight, but this is an indispensable tool for making sumi ink. Sumi...
What is this for? ： rice cooker
In the atelier where sumi ink sticks are made, there's a soot-covered rice cooker. It's a somewhat peculiar sight, but this is an indispensable tool for making sumi ink. Sumi...
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rimpamura offers exclusive opportunities to explore profound wisdom and artistry through the lives, skills, and creations of shokunin (artisans) dedicated to traditional crafts. Our goal is not only to provide...
special campaign
rimpamura offers exclusive opportunities to explore profound wisdom and artistry through the lives, skills, and creations of shokunin (artisans) dedicated to traditional crafts. Our goal is not only to provide...
About solid sumi ink and liquid sumi ink
The time spent grinding ink is not just a physical act; it is also a crucial time for aligning one's thoughts. However, in the mid-Meiji period, liquid sumi ink were...
About solid sumi ink and liquid sumi ink
The time spent grinding ink is not just a physical act; it is also a crucial time for aligning one's thoughts. However, in the mid-Meiji period, liquid sumi ink were...
Types of Maki Fude
Currently, the prevalent type of fude brush used in Japan is the "Suihitsu (written as 水筆）", also called as Mushinhitsu（written as 無芯筆), brush without a core. It has originated from...
Types of Maki Fude
Currently, the prevalent type of fude brush used in Japan is the "Suihitsu (written as 水筆）", also called as Mushinhitsu（written as 無芯筆), brush without a core. It has originated from...
Sumi ink that perfectly aligns with the Year of...
'Tensho-Ryu' (meaning 'Dragon Rising to the Sky') is a pine soot sumi ink resulting from the collaboration between Mr. Masao Horiike, the last remaining shokunin of pine soot in Japan,...
Sumi ink that perfectly aligns with the Year of...
'Tensho-Ryu' (meaning 'Dragon Rising to the Sky') is a pine soot sumi ink resulting from the collaboration between Mr. Masao Horiike, the last remaining shokunin of pine soot in Japan,...
two kinds of pine-soot sumi inks
Sumi ink made from the soot produced by burning pine wood is called Shoen Boku (written as 松煙墨). Dark sumi ink exhibits a subdued matte color, while light sumi ink...
two kinds of pine-soot sumi inks
Sumi ink made from the soot produced by burning pine wood is called Shoen Boku (written as 松煙墨). Dark sumi ink exhibits a subdued matte color, while light sumi ink...