Kategorie: 墨 Sumi made from pine-soot
In Japan, sumi ink made from the soot produced by burning pine wood is called Shoen Boku (written as 松煙墨). Thick sumi ink (濃墨) exhibits a subdued matte color, while thinned sumi ink (淡墨) features a transparent and luminous shade providing a fine-grained three-dimensional effect. It is said that as it ages, the color shifts from black tones to blue tones.
One important note is that thinned sumi ink (淡墨) is not simply diluted sumi ink with a light shade; it refers to sumi ink that has been intensely ground to achieve a deep black color and then diluted with water. In sumi-e painting, the transparency of the artwork is crucial, and the preparation of sumi ink plays a significant role in altering the impression of the sumi-e painting.
The sole shokunin (craftsman) currently producing pine soot in Japan is Mr. Masao Horiike of Kishu Shoen.
rimpamura curated several precious sumi inks made from pine-soot.

red pine trees
Only red pine trees, specifically those with concentrated pine resin, are utilized for producing pine soot."

The room where the furnace is set
It is about the size of one tatami mat, and each room is partitioned off by fire-resistant wire mesh.

one by one, for 100 hours.
small pieces of pine wood are burned slowly, one by one, for 100 hours.

Pine Soot Shokunin
Mr. Horiike takes care to ensure that the spark of fire does not die out.

Pine Soot
The soot is collected by sweeping it away from the shoji room where the furnace is set up.
松煙墨 Sumi ink made by pine soot
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【KISHU】KISHU SUMI, made of precious pine soot
Normaler Preis Von $54.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【Nara】TENSHORYU, good for calligraphy & sumie painting
Normaler Preis $85.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【NARA】UKIN, a sumi ink stick ideal both for calligraphy and sumie painting
Normaler Preis $58.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【NARA】The Shokunin's Palette: THREE HUES of Nara Sumi ink
Normaler Preis $113.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【NARA】The pine-soot sumi TRILOGY
Normaler Preis $282.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【NARA】Essence of Soot, THREE VARIETIES set
Normaler Preis $148.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【KISHU】IKIMATSU, good for calligraghy and sumie painting
Normaler Preis $204.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【Nara】KYUSHIEN(Garden of Nine children), good for calligraphy & sumie painting
Normaler Preis $169.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro -
【KISHU】“SAIEMBOKU” & precious shoenboku, KISHU SUMI
Normaler Preis $127.00Normaler PreisStückpreis / pro
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