🖋️ Daiso Sumi Calligraphy Liquid Ink - 180ml Bottle (Imported from Japan) Review

Really good ink. I practice calligraphy on copper and this ink works very well. I even used it to refill the black ink pad I use for stamping. Perfect. I can paint stamps with watercolors without smearing the ink. However, be sure to only use 5-7 drops per standard sized pad. Use fewer smaller pads. Hope that helps. 😷

I bought this for an art project for my kids. I was expecting the bottle to be a bit bigger but I found it a lot. The ink is dark and saturated. Dries with shine but is firm. I've found that I can even dilute it with water for our purposes and it's still very greasy and opaque. A little really got us a lot. I was afraid we'd finish, but we used up a tiny portion. It's worth the cost.

I really liked this ink. I'm currently learning calligraphy and I've been very good at using this ink. Many people have recommended the Yasutamo brand for beginners, and this brand is exactly the same as theirs. I've shown them side by side and you really can't tell the difference. Mine has already arrived with a really good consistency. I didn't have to add water, thicken it or anything like that. I will definitely take it again and recommend it to others.

This is Daiso ink. I've heard people describe Daiso as a Japanese dollar store, I've never been to one so can't confirm, but I know the price quoted is a huge premium and isn't the same as high quality Japanese sumi -Ink. . Needless to say, very good ink. Yet at this price, it's cheaper and better than anything you'll find in an American craft store. And the dispenser is good and the bottle is pretty, so I'm not even mad.