Shachihata (oil-based ink)

墨色 (sumi iro) literally means "indian ink color" which refers to the ash-black of sumi or inkstick of solid ink that is used for traditional callig...

朽葉色 (kuchiha iro) literally means "decayed leaf" which refers to the dull dark yellow with a little bit of red like the decayed leaf.Most of the co...

栗色 (kuri iro) literally means "chestnut color" which refers to the dark brown with little red like the color of chestnut skin.Most of the color nam...

This color is 銀鼠 (ginnezu) which literally means "silver mice".  The color looks like a silver, but to be more specific, it is "gray that looks lik...

Most of the color names in Japan originate from the names of nature, and this Shachihata "Iromoyo" ink pads series was created for you to enjoy mor...

Most of the color names in Japan originate from the names of nature, and this Shachihata "Iromoyo" ink pads series was created for you to enjoy mor...

Most of the color names in Japan originate from the names of nature, and this Shachihata "Iromoyo" ink pads series was created for you to enjoy mor...

Most of the color names in Japan originate from the names of nature, and this Shachihata "Iromoyo" ink pads series was created for you to enjoy mor...

桧皮色 (hiwada iro) literally means "cypress skin color" which refers to the dark brown with a little bit of red.Most of the color names in Japan orig...

松葉色 (matsuba iro) literally means "pine tree leaf color" which refers to the deep blue-green color like pine tree leaf.Most of the color names in J...

水色 (mizu iro) literally means "water color", and it refers to the color of clear water.Most of the color names in Japan originate from the names of...

牡丹色 (botan iro) literally means "peony color" which refers to the vivid purple red like the petal of peony. Most of the color names in Japan origin...

珊瑚色 (sango iro) literally means "coral color" which refers to the powered pigment made of red coral.Most of the color names in Japan originate from...

鴇色 (toki iro) literally means "Japanese crested ibis color" which refers to the soft pink with a little bit of yellow like the wing of Japanese cre...

桃色 (momoiro) literally means "Japanese apricot color) which refers to the light red color like the Japanese apricot blossom.Most of the color names...

山吹色 (yamabuki iro) literally means "Japanese marigold bush color" which refers to the bright yellow with a little bit of red just like the petal of...

In Japan, 赤色 (red) is the color of red colors in general, and 紅色 (beni iro) is the red which is brighter or if you want to describe the color to be...

若竹色 (wakatake iro) literally means "young bamboo color" which refers to the fresh light green with a little bit of yellow like the young bamboo tre...

Most of the color names in Japan originate from the names of nature, and this Shachihata "Iromoyo" ink pads series was created for you to enjoy mor...

向日葵色 (himawari iro) literally means "sun flower color" which refers to the vivid yellow like sun flower petal.Most of the color names in Japan orig...

When 縹色 (hanada iro) is translated in English, it is light blue, but to be specific, light blue in Japanese color is 浅葱色 (asagi iro).  Hanada iro i...

萌黄色 (moegi iro) refers to the strong energetic yellow green color of young leaves in spring.Most of the color names in Japan originate from the nam...

浅葱色 (asagi iro) literally means "light spring onion color" which refers to the light blue-green color like the thin skin of spring onion.Most of th...

露草色 (tsuyukusa iro) literally means "dew flower color" (dew flower is also known as Asiatic dayflower) which refers to the bright light blue like t...