{"title":"Japanese Watercolor Paints","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese watercolor paints, known as gansai, are traditional water-based pigments bound with natural glue and honey, prized for their rich, reactivatable color and smooth flow on paper. This collection brings together Boku-Undo gansai and sumi ink watercolors made in Nara, Japan, in sets ranging from 6 to 24 colors. Each pan rewets instantly with a wet brush, making them ideal for calligraphy, sumi-e, nihonga, illustration, and everyday watercolor painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has crafted pigments in Nara since 1854. Gansai differ from Western watercolors in their bold, luminous opacity and the way each color lifts and blends with water alone. Choose a compact 6-color set for travel and lettering, or an 18 to 24-color set for full-range painting. Pair them with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-brushes\" title=\"Japanese paint brushes\" style=\"color:rgb(18,102,56)\"\u003eJapanese paint brushes\u003c\/a\u003e for a complete painting kit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-24-colors","title":"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (24 Colors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints in the full 24-color set covers the broad sweep of the traditional Japanese color spectrum in a single box, made in Nara by a sumi manufacturer founded in 1805. It adds the nuanced colors the smaller sets leave out: two deeper greens, a rich brown, an additional violet, a warmer yellow, and a cooler red, rounding out the traditional Japanese color spectrum. Gansai is the traditional Japanese pan watercolor format used for etegami (Japanese picture letters), color accents in sumi-e and saibokuga (colored sumi painting), and washi-based painting that needs more opacity than Western watercolor can give.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the most complete palette in the Boku-Undo Gansai line, intended for painters who want every color choice in one box. Etegami, sumi-e color work, botanical illustration, watercolor portraits, and ambitious sketch journals all sit comfortably within range. The pans rewet instantly when touched with a wet brush and load enough pigment to reach vivid masstones with very little water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll 24 names are drawn from Nihon no Dentōshoku, the traditional Japanese color vocabulary that names colors after plants, minerals, and natural scenes rather than abstract hues. The pigments are bound in gum arabic and behave like modern pan watercolors, but dry to the matte, slightly chalky finish that classical Japanese painting expects, sitting on washi rather than floating like a Western glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has been making sumi in Nara since 1805, and the 24-color Gansai set is the broadest expression of that craft in pan form. The expanded palette gives room for nuanced color mixing without leaving the box: the neighboring greens are not redundancies but adjacent tones meant to be used together. Use it on washi for the traditional matte feel, or on standard watercolor paper for sharper edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a smaller palette, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (12 Colors)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-12-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003e12-color\u003c\/a\u003e starter set and the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (18 Colors)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-18-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003e18-color\u003c\/a\u003e extended set in the same line. For a darker, sumi-grounded alternative, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eSumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\u003c\/a\u003e set. The pans pair naturally with the \u003ca title=\"Akashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/akashiya-sai-water-brush-pen\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eAkashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\u003c\/a\u003e for travel sketching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet a brush with clean water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch the brush to a pan to load color. A quick dip gives a transparent wash; pressing longer builds toward an opaque masstone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint directly on washi or watercolor paper, or mix two pans in a separate dish for in-between tones. Two adjacent washes will bleed softly into each other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse the brush between colors. The pans rewet cleanly even after months of sitting closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 24 dry watercolor pans in traditional Japanese colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 10.8 oz (307 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: pigments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Made in Nara, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Boku-Undo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Boku-Undo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1805 in Nara, a city that has produced Japanese ink for roughly thirteen hundred years, Boku-Undo has spent more than two centuries refining sumi for calligraphers, painters, and schools. The workshop still produces traditional ink sticks that are ground by hand on inkstones, but it also experiments steadily at the edges of that tradition: liquid sumi for brush painting, pan-format watercolors with sumi-grounded color, and these traditional gansai sets in the modern Japanese pan watercolor tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stays constant across every Boku-Undo product is the company's relationship with carbon and pigment. Whether it is a sumi stick, a sumi-grounded color watercolor, or a vivid gansai pan, the goal is the same: a paint that holds depth and opacity without losing the airy quality of Japanese paper. The Gansai line is Boku-Undo's continuation of that craft in the language of traditional Japanese color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nakasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707969011995,"sku":"15506","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/boku-undo-gansai-traditional-japanese-watercolor-paints-24-colors-komorebi-stationery-1.jpg?v=1780279270"},{"product_id":"boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-18-colors","title":"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (18 Colors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints in the 18-color set sits between the starter palette and the full range, made in Nara by a sumi manufacturer founded in 1805. The six extra pans over the 12-color set add two greens, two blues, a vermillion red, and a violet, giving more options for foliage, sky, water, and richer color mixing without growing the box much. Gansai is the traditional Japanese pan watercolor format used for etegami (Japanese picture letters), color accents in sumi-e and saibokuga (colored sumi painting), and Japanese-style sketching on washi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a working-sized palette rather than a tasting kit. With 18 pans, a single sketch session can usually be finished without going back to mix custom tones, and the colors stay distinct enough that you can identify them at a glance even in the closed box. The pans rewet instantly with a wet brush and load high pigment with very little water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pigments are bound in gum arabic and behave like modern pan watercolors while keeping the matte, slightly chalky finish of classical Japanese paint. The 18 color names are all drawn from Nihon no Dentōshoku, the traditional Japanese color vocabulary that ties each tone to a plant, mineral, or natural scene, so the palette also serves as a small primer in this older way of describing color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has been making sumi in Nara since 1805. Its Gansai line continues that two-century craft in pan watercolor form. With 18 pans, this set is enough for finished etegami, full watercolor sketches, sumi-e color work, and small botanical studies. It performs best on washi but is fully usable on standard watercolor paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf twelve is enough or twenty-four is closer to what you need, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (12 Colors)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-12-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003e12-color\u003c\/a\u003e starter set and the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (24 Colors)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-24-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003e24-color\u003c\/a\u003e full set in the same line. For a darker, sumi-grounded alternative, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eSumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\u003c\/a\u003e set. The pans pair naturally with the \u003ca title=\"Akashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/akashiya-sai-water-brush-pen\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eAkashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\u003c\/a\u003e for travel sketching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet a brush with clean water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch the brush to a pan to load color. A quick dip gives a transparent wash; pressing longer builds toward an opaque masstone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint directly on washi or watercolor paper, or mix two pans in a separate dish for in-between tones. Two adjacent washes will bleed softly into each other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse the brush between colors. The pans rewet cleanly even after months of sitting closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 18 dry watercolor pans in traditional Japanese colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 8.3 oz (234 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: pigments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Made in Nara, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Boku-Undo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Boku-Undo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1805 in Nara, a city that has produced Japanese ink for roughly thirteen hundred years, Boku-Undo has spent more than two centuries refining sumi for calligraphers, painters, and schools. The workshop still produces traditional ink sticks that are ground by hand on inkstones, but it also experiments steadily at the edges of that tradition: liquid sumi for brush painting, pan-format watercolors with sumi-grounded color, and these traditional gansai sets in the modern Japanese pan watercolor tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stays constant across every Boku-Undo product is the company's relationship with carbon and pigment. Whether it is a sumi stick, a sumi-grounded color watercolor, or a vivid gansai pan, the goal is the same: a paint that holds depth and opacity without losing the airy quality of Japanese paper. The Gansai line is Boku-Undo's continuation of that craft in the language of traditional Japanese color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nakasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707969044763,"sku":"15505","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/boku-undo-gansai-traditional-japanese-watercolor-paints-18-colors-komorebi-stationery-1.jpg?v=1780279269"},{"product_id":"boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-12-colors","title":"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (12 Colors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints in the 12-color starter set is the recommended entry point into traditional Japanese pan watercolors, made in Nara by a sumi manufacturer founded in 1805. The twelve pans cover the core color groups that anyone learning gansai needs first: white, black, and the primary reds, ochres, blues, greens, and yellow from which most other tones can be mixed. Gansai is the pan watercolor format used for etegami (Japanese picture letters), color accents in sumi-e and saibokuga (colored sumi painting), and Japanese-style sketching on washi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pans re-wet instantly when touched with a wet brush, and the color load is high enough to give vivid masstones with very little water. For a beginner this is a forgiving setup: there is no grinding, no mixing on a separate slab, and no time spent rehydrating sticks before painting. Open the box, dip a brush, and you are working.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe color names come from Nihon no Dentōshoku, the traditional Japanese color vocabulary that names each tone after a familiar plant, mineral, or natural scene rather than a generic hue. Learning the colors is also learning a slice of that language. The pigments are bound in gum arabic, the same binder used in most modern pan watercolors, but dry to the matte, slightly chalky finish of classical Japanese paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has made sumi in Nara since 1805 and added the Gansai line to give beginners and amateur painters an approachable starting point in the same tradition. The 12-color set pairs naturally with sumi: a small, clear palette that lets you add color accents to ink drawings without overwhelming the brushwork. Use it on washi for the most authentic feel, or on standard watercolor paper if that is what you have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a wider palette, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (18 Colors)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-18-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003e18-color\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Gansai Traditional Japanese Watercolor Paints (24 Colors)\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-gansai-japanese-watercolor-paints-24-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003e24-color\u003c\/a\u003e sets in the same line. For a darker, sumi-grounded alternative, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eSumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\u003c\/a\u003e set. The pans pair naturally with the \u003ca title=\"Akashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/akashiya-sai-water-brush-pen\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eAkashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\u003c\/a\u003e for travel sketching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet a brush with clean water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch the brush to a pan to load color. A quick dip gives a transparent wash; pressing longer builds toward an opaque masstone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint directly on washi or watercolor paper, or mix two pans in a separate dish for in-between tones. Two adjacent washes will bleed softly into each other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse the brush between colors. The pans rewet cleanly even after months of sitting closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 12 dry watercolor pans in traditional Japanese colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5.4 oz (154 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: pigments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Made in Nara, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Boku-Undo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Boku-Undo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1805 in Nara, a city that has produced Japanese ink for roughly thirteen hundred years, Boku-Undo has spent more than two centuries refining sumi for calligraphers, painters, and schools. The workshop still produces traditional ink sticks that are ground by hand on inkstones, but it also experiments steadily at the edges of that tradition: liquid sumi for brush painting, pan-format watercolors with sumi-grounded color, and these traditional gansai sets in the modern Japanese pan watercolor tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stays constant across every Boku-Undo product is the company's relationship with carbon and pigment. Whether it is a sumi stick, a sumi-grounded color watercolor, or a vivid gansai pan, the goal is the same: a paint that holds depth and opacity without losing the airy quality of Japanese paper. The Gansai line is Boku-Undo's continuation of that craft in the language of traditional Japanese color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nakasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707969077531,"sku":"15504","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/boku-undo-gansai-traditional-japanese-watercolor-paints-12-colors-komorebi-stationery-1.jpg?v=1780279269"},{"product_id":"boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors","title":"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black (6 Colors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints in Shadow Black is a six-pan Japanese watercolor set built on traditional sumi ink, made in Nara by a sumi manufacturer founded in 1805. Every color reads as black at full strength but reveals a different undertone (red, yellow, green, blue, purple, or brown) the moment it meets water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe set holds six dry pans: Reddish Black, Yellowish Black, Greenish Black, Bluish Black, Purplish Black, and Brownish Black. The pans sit flush in a slim cardboard tray and re-wet instantly when touched with a wet brush, so there is no grinding step and no extra setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt full strength, every color in this set falls almost to true black, but the difference between, say, Reddish Black and Bluish Black emerges the moment water enters the pan. Diluted, the colors pull apart into soft, colored washes that betray their hidden hue. The pans combine traditional sumi soot with colored pigments and gum arabic, behaving like a modern watercolor while keeping the depth and matte finish of classical sumi ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has been making sumi in Nara since 1805, and this Shadow Black set is the line's purest expression of sumi's tonal language: a palette where every color sits closest to ink itself, ready for monochromatic studies, sumi-e under-painting, or any work where blackness with a hint of color is the goal. The pans go anywhere a small notebook fits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a brighter and a softer take on the same idea, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Bright Colors\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-bright-colors-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eBright Colors\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Pastel Colors\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-pastel-colors-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003ePastel Colors\u003c\/a\u003e sets in this series. The pans pair naturally with the \u003ca title=\"Akashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/akashiya-sai-water-brush-pen\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eAkashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\u003c\/a\u003e for travel sketching, or browse more \u003ca title=\"Japanese Arts \u0026amp; Crafts\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/collections\/japanese-arts-crafts\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eJapanese arts \u0026amp; crafts\u003c\/a\u003e supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet a brush with clean water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch the brush to a pan to load color. A quick dip gives a soft wash; a few seconds builds saturation toward near-black.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint directly on paper, or mix two pans in a separate dish for in-between tones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse the brush between colors. The pans rewet cleanly even after months of sitting closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 6 dry watercolor pans (Reddish Black, Yellowish Black, Greenish Black, Bluish Black, Purplish Black, Brownish Black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 7\" × 2.6\" × 0.6\" (17.8 cm × 6.6 cm × 1.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2.9 oz (82 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: pigments, sumi soot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Made in Nara, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Boku-Undo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Boku-Undo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1805 in Nara, a city that has produced Japanese ink for roughly thirteen hundred years, Boku-Undo has spent more than two centuries refining sumi for calligraphers, painters, and schools. The workshop still produces traditional ink sticks that are ground by hand on inkstones, but it also experiments steadily at the edges of that tradition: liquid sumi for brush painting, gansai-style watercolors, and these pan watercolors that translate the depth of soot into a format closer to a sketchbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stays constant across every Boku-Undo product is the company's relationship with carbon. Sumi at its best is not simply black; it carries temperature, weight, and a settled quality that lets a single brushstroke read as both shadow and atmosphere. The Sumi Ink Watercolor line is Boku-Undo's modern attempt to carry that quality into a portable, color-aware format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nakasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707969110299,"sku":"15452","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors-komorebi-stationery-1.jpg?v=1780279269"},{"product_id":"boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-bright-colors-6-colors","title":"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Bright Colors (6 Colors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints in Bright Colors is a six-pan Japanese watercolor set built on traditional sumi ink, made in Nara by a sumi manufacturer founded in 1805. Where the Shadow Black set in the same line stays near black, this palette lets the underlying pigments come forward as muted, dusty versions of pink, yellow, green, blue, purple, and vermilion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe set holds six dry pans: Shadow Pink, Shadow Yellow, Shadow Green, Shadow Blue, Shadow Purple, and Shadow Vermilion. Even at full strength, each color carries a quiet sumi grey at its core, giving the palette a smoky, atmospheric quality that ordinary watercolors do not reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pans combine traditional sumi soot with colored pigments and gum arabic, behaving like a modern watercolor while keeping the depth and matte finish of classical sumi ink. Each color in this set carries the sumi grey as a base layer that the colored pigments sit on top of, which is why even Shadow Pink reads moodier than a standard watercolor pink. Diluted with water, the colors release into soft tinted washes that keep that sumi backbone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has been making sumi in Nara since 1805, and the Bright Colors set is the line's middle path: enough color to move beyond pure monochrome, but with the smoky sumi character that distinguishes the whole Sumi Ink Watercolor series from ordinary pan watercolor. It suits painters who want recognizable color without leaving the world of ink behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a darker and a softer take on the same idea, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eShadow Black\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Pastel Colors\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-pastel-colors-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003ePastel Colors\u003c\/a\u003e sets in this series. The pans pair naturally with the \u003ca title=\"Akashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/akashiya-sai-water-brush-pen\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eAkashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\u003c\/a\u003e for travel sketching, or browse more \u003ca title=\"Japanese Arts \u0026amp; Crafts\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/collections\/japanese-arts-crafts\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eJapanese arts \u0026amp; crafts\u003c\/a\u003e supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet a brush with clean water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch the brush to a pan to load color. A quick dip gives a soft tinted wash; a few seconds builds saturation toward a deep muted hue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint directly on paper, or mix two pans in a separate dish for in-between tones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse the brush between colors. The pans rewet cleanly even after months of sitting closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 6 dry watercolor pans (Shadow Pink, Shadow Yellow, Shadow Green, Shadow Blue, Shadow Purple, Shadow Vermilion)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 7\" × 2.6\" × 0.6\" (17.8 cm × 6.6 cm × 1.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2.9 oz (82 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: pigments, sumi soot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Made in Nara, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Boku-Undo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Boku-Undo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1805 in Nara, a city that has produced Japanese ink for roughly thirteen hundred years, Boku-Undo has spent more than two centuries refining sumi for calligraphers, painters, and schools. The workshop still produces traditional ink sticks that are ground by hand on inkstones, but it also experiments steadily at the edges of that tradition: liquid sumi for brush painting, gansai-style watercolors, and these pan watercolors that translate the depth of soot into a format closer to a sketchbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stays constant across every Boku-Undo product is the company's relationship with carbon. Sumi at its best is not simply black; it carries temperature, weight, and a settled quality that lets a single brushstroke read as both shadow and atmosphere. The Sumi Ink Watercolor line is Boku-Undo's modern attempt to carry that quality into a portable, color-aware format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nakasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707969143067,"sku":"15459","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-bright-colors-6-colors-komorebi-stationery-1.jpg?v=1780279269"},{"product_id":"boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-pastel-colors-6-colors","title":"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Pastel Colors (6 Colors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints in Pastel Colors is a six-pan Japanese watercolor set built on traditional sumi ink, made in Nara by a sumi manufacturer founded in 1805. This is the lightest palette in the line, with pale, washed-out tones that look as if they have already been diluted in the pan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe set holds six dry pans: Pale Red, Pale Yellow, Pale Green, Pale Blue, Pale Purple, and Pale Brown. The Japanese names (ko-ume \/ small plum, ki-yuzu \/ yellow yuzu, yomogi \/ mugwort, asagi \/ pale onion blue, shobu \/ iris, and azuki \/ red bean) reach into traditional Japanese color vocabulary, naming each tone after a familiar plant or food rather than its hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this set the sumi backbone has been stepped down to its softest level: even straight from the pan, the colors read as gentle pastels rather than near-black or moody color. The pans combine traditional sumi soot with colored pigments and gum arabic, but in proportions that let the colored pigments dominate. Diluted with water, the tones thin into transparent veils ideal for layered washes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoku-Undo has been making sumi in Nara since 1805. The Pastel Colors set is the line's lightest variant, intended for work where the sumi character should sit in the background as atmosphere rather than as a dominant feature: light watercolor sketches, color washes over ink drawings, and layered work where each pass needs to stay transparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a darker and a brighter take on the same idea, see the \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Shadow Black\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-shadow-black-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eShadow Black\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Boku-Undo Sumi Ink Watercolor Paints — Bright Colors\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-bright-colors-6-colors\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eBright Colors\u003c\/a\u003e sets in this series. The pans pair naturally with the \u003ca title=\"Akashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/products\/akashiya-sai-water-brush-pen\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eAkashiya Sai Water Brush Pen\u003c\/a\u003e for travel sketching, or browse more \u003ca title=\"Japanese Arts \u0026amp; Crafts\" href=\"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/collections\/japanese-arts-crafts\" style=\"color: rgb(18, 102, 56);\"\u003eJapanese arts \u0026amp; crafts\u003c\/a\u003e supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWet a brush with clean water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouch the brush to a pan to load color. A quick dip gives a transparent veil; a longer touch builds toward a soft pastel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint directly on paper, or mix two pans in a separate dish for in-between tones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse the brush between colors. The pans rewet cleanly even after months of sitting closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet contents: 6 dry watercolor pans (Pale Red, Pale Yellow, Pale Green, Pale Blue, Pale Purple, Pale Brown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 7\" × 2.6\" × 0.6\" (17.8 cm × 6.6 cm × 1.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2.9 oz (82 g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: pigments, sumi soot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Made in Nara, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Boku-Undo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Boku-Undo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1805 in Nara, a city that has produced Japanese ink for roughly thirteen hundred years, Boku-Undo has spent more than two centuries refining sumi for calligraphers, painters, and schools. The workshop still produces traditional ink sticks that are ground by hand on inkstones, but it also experiments steadily at the edges of that tradition: liquid sumi for brush painting, gansai-style watercolors, and these pan watercolors that translate the depth of soot into a format closer to a sketchbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stays constant across every Boku-Undo product is the company's relationship with carbon. Sumi at its best is not simply black; it carries temperature, weight, and a settled quality that lets a single brushstroke read as both shadow and atmosphere. The Sumi Ink Watercolor line is Boku-Undo's modern attempt to carry that quality into a portable, color-aware format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nakasan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707969175835,"sku":"15429","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/0333\/2635\/files\/boku-undo-sumi-ink-watercolor-paints-pastel-colors-6-colors-komorebi-stationery-1.jpg?v=1780279269"}],"url":"https:\/\/komorebistationery.com\/collections\/japanese-paints.oembed","provider":"Komorebi Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}