India ink

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Term Type: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Preferred Term: India ink
Details: Inks made of carbon black pigment ground in water with water-dispersed resin used as a liquid drawing medium. Distinguished from "black carbon ink," which is made from powdered carbon pigment, usually lampblack, in a dilute aqueous solution of gum or glue.
Variations: ink, India

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