One of the most ancient forms of pigments–its use dating back to ancient Egypt–natural mineral Pigments are found naturally in exposed edges of streams, rivers, and lakes. The minerals are collected and powdered to a specific texture, and mixed with a binder (like nikawa) to make a vibrant, long-lasting paint that is often used in traditional Japanese paintings.
The pigment types are differentiated by a number that represents how fine or course the pigment grains are: the higher the number the finer the powder, which more evenly blends into the nikawa gelatin binder. These 12-pigment sets come in type 9, a medium density and grain size.
Blue Color Palette:
| 日本語 | Name | English |
| 岩赤 | Iwaaka | rock red |
| 岩紫紅 | Iwashikou | rock purple red |
| 樺茶 | Kabacha | birch tea |
| 瑪瑙朱 | Nunoushu | amber vermilion |
| 焦茶 | Kougecha | dark brown |
| 若葉 | Wakaba | young leaves |
| 黒緑青 | Kuro Rokusho | black patina |
| 黄茶緑 | Kicharoku | yellow brown green |
| 水群緑 | Mizu Gunroku | water green ultramarine |
| 美群青 | Bisouroku | blue beauty ultramarine |
| 淡口紫 | Usuguchi Murasaki | light purple |
| 岩胡粉 | Iwagofun | rock powder |
- Each color comes with standard number 9, 15g
- The stamp is the standard number, 0.4 oz (12 g)
- 12 basic colors set with genuine vermilion colors including bright red, blue, yellow and green
- A rich color set with green shades
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