Fine Vintage Japanese Watercolor/ Ink Pigment Sticks Set folk art bull but revealing the hand of

but revealing the hand of its maker through small imperfections here and there

meaning a twelve sided polygon

The carved details on the wings

8" long x 5 3/8" deep x 2 1/2" tall

This rabbit may be little

Fine Vintage Japanese Watercolor/ Ink Pigment Sticks Set folk art bull but revealing the hand ofYum! These make me happy just to look at, so pretty. When I found them, I thought they were pastels or wax crayons, but they are in fact pure pigment watercolor sticks, which one can directly apply a wet brush to, or break into pieces to use in a pan. In Japan these are used for watercolor painting, sumi e painting, etc. Very long lasting (from what I understand, each stick is equivalent to 3 4 watercolor pans), and from what I've found online, sets