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Rectangular block of Calligraphy Ink. The ink itself is black but it is coated in a gold paint. One side has raised Japanese Characters. The other side has a raised form of a dragon.

This ink was gifted to Mike Mansfield along with the accompanying brush and suzuri (M2013-015 and M2013-015B) by Takayoshi Mizushima of the Hakubi Kyoto Kimono School for Mike's birthday in 1981.

Keywords

Calligraphy, ink, ink block

Original Medium

Lacquer soot ink

Item Size

12 cm x 3 cm x 1 cm

Origin

Japan

Date Information

Undated

Artifact Number

M2015-015A

Original Collection

Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana

Holding Repository

University of Montana, Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

Digital Publisher

University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library

Image Credit

Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana

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Keywords

Calligraphy, ink, ink block

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