sumi
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sumi
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Ink made from burnt pine or rapeseed oil soot bound into a block with glue or size. This block is then rubbed on an inkstone and combined with water to produce the desired ink opacity.
- Variations
Japanese ink
black watercolor
ink, Japanese
watercolor, black
black watercolour
watercolour, black
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