Unused large, fine particle rapeseed oil soot ink, aged ink "Gen'en" (5-cho type). * Offered at 1800 yen/piece with combined shipping discount (see below). This is aged ink made from fine particle rapeseed oil soot, producing a deep black ink. It is pure black when used in thick ink, and a black-brown hue when used in diluted ink. Suitable for both kana and kanji calligraphy. Gen'en. Meaning profound and deep. Profound and subtle (deep and delicate, with excellent taste). It is said that this term was used to describe Ruan Ji (a person from the Three Kingdoms period). Ruan Ji was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. Because of the politically turbulent times, he was thoughtful and did not speak ill of others, so he was described as such. The carving on the back of the ink stick is likely Ruan Ji as one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. I believe the ink name comes from this, but In other meanings, "Gen" means black. "En" means deep and far. It can also be read as deep black ink. Dimensions: 130 x 31 x 13mm Weight: 77g (5-cho type) * The ink has been stored in a dedicated ink storage, so both the box and the ink are clean. * The shipping method is undecided, but we use Mercari shipping with shipping insurance. * If you wish for anonymous shipping, please let us know in advance. #minisuta ink ↑ Displays a list of inks. Checking "Only items on sale" in the upper left corner will make it easier to view. ★★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 discount is 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 Japanese ink Suzu (ink stone) Kana (Japanese syllabary) Kanji (Chinese characters) Japanese painting Sumi-e (ink wash painting) Letter art Rapeseed oil soot ink Brown ink Tankei inkstone Sesame oil soot ink Brush Ink Inkstone Paper