{"id":327,"date":"2025-12-26T06:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/?post_type=product&#038;p=327"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:30:34","slug":"08","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/product\/08\/","title":{"rendered":"Kishu ink"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tcdce-body\"><h4>Premium \u201cPine Soot Ink\u201d Born from Millennia-Old Mountains<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"407\">Kishu ink is created by burning red pine grown in the mountains of Wakayama and carefully collecting its soot particle by particle. Carrying on a lineage of pine soot ink that dates back over a thousand years, Kishu Shoen is one of the rare artisans preserving this tradition today.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"693\">Ink is not merely a writing tool\u2014it is a medium that reflects spirit and prayer. Guided by this philosophy, every step\u2014from selecting the red pine to collecting the soot and crafting the final ink\u2014is done entirely by hand, resulting in a quality and dignity that cannot be replicated.<\/p>\n<h4>Depth and Clarity Through the \u201cShoji-Burning\u201d Technique<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"983\">Kishu Shoen continues to uphold the traditional technique known as shoji-burning. In a quiet, controlled environment, red pine is burned, and only the soot that settles on paper screens (shoji) is carefully gathered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1362\">This process produces the distinctive bluish-black tone known as <em data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1059\">seiboku<\/em> (blue ink), unique to pine soot ink. Kneaded solely with natural animal glue, the ink releases a rich, fire-like aroma each time it is ground. Its lines reveal delicate textures, subtle gradations, and remarkable depth\u2014bringing a sense of quiet tension and clarity to both calligraphy and ink painting.<\/p>\n<h4>A True Luxury That Transforms Even the Act of Grinding into Beauty<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1604\">Grinding ink is more than preparation\u2014it is a ritual that calms the mind before creation. Kishu ink invites you into a world removed from speed and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1779\">By utilizing thinned wood from satoyama forests, it also contributes to a natural cycle that connects tradition to the future. With every stroke, a deeper resonance emerges.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1868\">This quiet richness is the true luxury, reserved for those who understand authenticity.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2111\">Kishu ink is born from the soot of red pine grown in the mountains of Wakayama, carefully gathered one particle at a time. Preserving a tradition of pine soot ink that spans over a thousand years, it remains a rare craft in Japan today.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2414\">The bluish tone created through the shoji-burning method carries both depth and transparency, bringing a quiet tension and lingering beauty to calligraphy and ink painting. It is an ink that transforms even the act of grinding into an aesthetic experience\u2014crafted for those who appreciate the genuine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tcdce-box custom_box\"><strong>Kishu Traditional Pine Soot Ink<\/strong><br data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2439\" \/>1912 Ayukawa, Tanabe City, Wakayama 646-1101, Japan<br data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2493\" \/>Tel: +81-739-49-0801\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kishu-shoen.com\/\">https:\/\/www.kishu-shoen.com\/<\/a>\r\n\u300cInternational Shipping Unavailable\u300d<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":521,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-327","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-industrial-products","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=327"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=327"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ichibanboshi.pref.wakayama.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}