Kuretake Meiji No Iro Ink Cafe Calligraphy, Drawing Fountain Pen Colour Bottle Ink (20G) ECF060

-"Meiji No Iro" series: Inspired by Meiji era colors in Japan.
-Each color has historical significance from that era.
-Suitable for fountain pens, glass pens, dip pens, Kuretake Karappo-pens, and more.
-Reflects the latter half of the Meiji era's focus on Japanese culture and traditional colors.
-Each bottle contain 20ML.


The Meiji No Iro series is a selection of colored inks which were inspired by popular colors from the Meiji era of Japan (1868-1912). These inks can be used with fountain pens, glass pens, dip pens, Kuretake Karappo-pens and more.


■Soft Brown / Ebicha / ECF160-531
In the Meiji era, purple was considered a noble color used by the nobility at that time. Ebiche is a slightly purple-tinged dark red color. During the Meiji era, when the female student boom blossomed at once, “ebicha” and “grape tea” were popular as women’s hakama. increased.


■Light Vermillion / Araishu / ECF160-532
In the latter half of the Meiji period, traditional Japanese-style colors were introduced in consideration of Japanese culture. One of them is wash. "Araishu" is a bright "vermilion" color that looks like it has been washed, or a color that looks like vermilion has become pale.


■Bright Bluish-Green / Shimbashi-Iro / ECF160-533
In the late Meiji period, new colors were created using chemical dyes. The bright blue-green color was very popular among the geisha community in Shinbashi as it was a high-quality color. It was also called ``Konparu-iro''.


■Dark Dull Bluish-Green / Kuroganeiro / ECF160-534Iron
color (Kuroganeiro) is a color that was popular from the mid-Meiji period to the Taisho era. It is characterized by its dark bluish, bluish-green color, and was often used as the color for the apron of the head clerk and staff. Gold was called ``kogane,'' silver ``shirogane,'' copper ``akagane,'' and iron ``kurogane.''


■Bluish Green / Kujakuryoku / ECF160-535
A color introduced from the West in the Meiji era, a vivid bluish green like the beautiful bluish green feathers of a peacock. Peacocks have been loved in Japan since ancient times, and it is said that recognition among the common people increased during the Edo period. It is also considered strange that no color named after peacock was created until the Meiji era.


■The Purple Era / Shikon / ECF160-536
In the Meiji era, many women's clothing inherited the "iki" of Edo, and it was said to be the "purple era". Emerged as a trendy color.