Unused sesame oil soot ink "宝祚無窮 (Hoso Mukyu)". * Available for 1200 yen per piece with combined shipping discount (see below). This ink is characterized by its clear, jet-black, and refined ink color, suitable for thick to medium shades. It is suitable for kana, kanji, sutra copying, and fine writing. The ink color is jet black for thick ink, and black-brown for medium to light ink. This is a high-quality sesame oil soot ink. "宝祚無窮" is a difficult phrase, but its meaning can be simply stated as "Long live the Emperor! Long live Japan!" It means the Emperor's reign is prosperous and endless. It is a word of prayer. It is often used for prayers at temples and shrines, and is also frequently used in traditional performing arts. 宝祚 (Emperor's reign) 無窮 (without end). The title and calligraphy on the ink are carved on the side, and the calligrapher is Count Hisamoto Hidakata. The inscription on the back of the ink indicates "正二位" (Senior Second Rank), so it is believed to be from the early Taisho era. He was from Kochi (a colleague of Takechi Hanpeita and Ryoma Sakamoto), but he seems to be someone from the Imperial Household Agency, and not very well-known. However, being "正二位" is equivalent to a Minister of the Left or Minister of the Right in the Heian period. In "The Tale of Genji," it would be like Minamoto no Masanobu or Fujiwara no Kaneie, a quasi-main character class. Michinaga was also a Minister of the Left when he held real power, wasn't he? It seems that he couldn't control the nobles when he became Sessho Kanpaku (Regent and Chief Advisor). This ink was manufactured by Dai Nippon Seiboku (the predecessor of Nippon Seiboku) in Suzuka. Dimensions: 82 x 20 x 8 mm Weight: 19g (1.5 chogata) * The ink has been stored in a dedicated ink storage, so both the box and the ink are clean. * All shipments use Mercari shipping, so they are covered by full compensation support. There have been no shipping accidents in over several thousand shipments, regardless of compensation. * If you wish for anonymous shipping, please let me know in advance. #minisuta ink ↑ A list of inks will appear. ★★Ink Combined Shipping Discount★★ 300 yen off per piece from the 2nd piece onwards. (Other inks are also acceptable) 300 yen off for 2 pieces, 600 yen off for 3 pieces, and so on. This is a discount equivalent to the combined shipping cost, so the first piece is not eligible. For bulk purchase requests, we will approve if you request within the above discount range. In that case, the bulk purchase request price cannot be changed by us, so please request at the discounted price. If you comment with the inks you want to purchase, we can combine them with the combined shipping discount. Calligraphy Calligraphy tools Kana Hiragana Kanji Japanese painting Sumi-e painting Ende stone inkstone Sesame oil soot ink Brush Ink Inkstone Paper