Why Japanese calligraphy ink is so expensive.
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Why Japanese calligraphy ink is so expensive. #calligraphy #ink #Japan 
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This man has made ink for 450 years? That's crazy.
It's the company name lol. 450 years of experience seems to be what companies want for starting positions tho
I said something similar lol damn, dudes a pro 😂
@@b.c.9358🤣🤣🤣😂
I was just thinking about this😂
I'm telling people always think outside of the Box if you're passionate about something do it for thousands of years you'll be immortal
“Hi, I’d like a job. I’m 40 years old.”
“Sorry, this job requires 450 years of experience.”
"Hi, I'd like to repeat the same joke that half of the top comments have already made."
"Say no more; here's your 1000s of likes."
@John Martinez why do you care? You speak as if they are getting money from the likes; ps they're not. Try to just not pay attention to it.
@@sxppy-9991 Well having standard is good, I don't want the top comments full of undeserved spammers.
@milefiori that's the thing, deserving of what? The simple tap of a button? It's not going to fill the void you have man...
@@johnmartinez7440 yeah, people have made this same joke a few times in the comments now lmao, I wonder if it's great minds thinking alike. Pure coincidence, or if people are just copying one another
Still cheaper than printer ink
Hp 😂
Honestly, if you look at how much liquid the sticks can make, probably.
First factually correct sarcasm
Literally I just buy a new printer when it runs out atp 😭 I can’t afford ink but the printer with it is cheap
@@iamyourmother47buy a laser printer
'Traditionally sold in the form of *handmade* solid ink sticks' dw guys I think she meant 'footmade'
𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗
Feet are just weirdly shaped hands
@@TheNinthGenerarion its the opposite. Hands are just weirdly shaped feet
@@heavenaimol1988 not when you look at our cousins, all primates have 4 versions of what we call hands, with our bottom two having changed shape
So feet are just weirdly shaped hands@@TheNinthGenerarion
Props to the man , stayed alive for 450 years just to make ink
Traditional values..
Gotta be that daily foot massage.
He is 40 but worked for the equivalent of 450 years. Asians are on another lvl
Master Roshi
🤣🤣😂Yep, I thought the same thing too.
That's journalism for yah.😉
@@munkyjammins because the company is named the same thing i think
Man for a sec i really just accepted that there was a 450 year old Japanese man who dedicated centuries to making calligraphy ink
There is..... did you not watch the video? He's right there /s
Imagine how shrivelled he'd be...
Like a pickled Yoda.
Nah...$1000.00 Japanese Calligraphy Ink is also the secret to Immortality.
He must be so tired.
japanese have the genetic ability to produce things in an overcomplicated/ceremonial manner... 😮
ink, paper, tea, tea-drinkig ceremony (cha-no-yu), dress code (kimonos), harakiri, seppuku, poetry (about falling leaf or cherry tree), making swords... and probably every aspect of everyday life... 🤔😮🤷♂️
I’m Japanese and love the respect we still have for original handmade craftsmanship. It’s not the easiest way but it’s part of our history and is highly respected.
I have a kobayen ink stick, i got it at a garage sale for about 5 quid, they didnt look up the history of anything, they just sold it if they got stuff from anyone that had passed away, i have lots of things from that garage sale which are very high quality
Nice!!!
I LOVE garage sales!
😊👋🇨🇦
Awesome find!
what is a quid...?
@@Frau_Brotchen quid is slang for the British pound, it is like referring to dollars as bucks
@@ARareAndDifferentTune_13 huh. I didnt know either of those. Good to know bahaha
theres always that one japanese guy that makes everything hand crafted by themselves and has been doing it for centuries
Foot crafted*
@OwO okay, I won't.
@OwO don’t worry, nobody is😂
I use ballpoint pens 😐 wonder how that ink is made.
@@Chicanoking aand that's how you end up down a youtube rabbit hole lol
The kind of guy a company wants, 40 years old with 450 years of experience.
It seems like this guy is a celestial being
putting that on my resume to see if I get hired 🥴
It’s the company name
😂😂😂😂
My ink smells like feet
In Japan it's not just technology, it's tradition too.👏👏👏
In America it's not tradition, it's capitalism.
Yeah, maybe too traditional in some social aspects...
@@kentozapater8972No modernization is good in many respects but progress for the sake of progress must stop
@@Mbabbb399He is refering to the social issues that come from the traditionalism.
It’s a good thing when a bad thing is fixed, keeping social issues for the sake of ‘traditions’ is just unethical.
@@Mbabbb399Progress for the sake of progress is what gives life meaning.
Dang. So he must be about 500 years old. Now thats impressive 👏
He put his heart and sole into this 💀
Haha! I see what you did there.
Nice haha
"Mha hart, mah sole"
no wonder dark soles was made by the japanese
erm, ACTUALLY, it is spelled “soul” you absolute dimwit 🤓
This man looks AMAZING for 450!
Can’t believe he worked for 4 centuries and still loves his job! Respect👊👊
@@trangnguyen7845 Right? I usually start to burn out around the year mark! 😂
@@earcher Can’t even make it to year 230? Casuals
@@remn3nt266 I bring shame to my family 😞
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It's a art form in itself. Ive never heard of it so thank you for sharing.
450 years! Could you imagine? What a legacy eh! I find this extremely interesting and very impressive and highly respectable! God bless all of you and the generations that come before you good sir! W/o you and those before you this traditional way of making inc would no longer exist!
He’s the only man in Japan that’s allowed the keep his shoes on, in the house 😂
But does he squat on the toilet, and if not why does everyone else?
@@dananorth895 Huh?
@@dananorth895 You drunk?
@@dananorth895 what are you intending to say in your message?
@@harfanse
>refuses to elaborate
>leaves
Japans appreciation for High quality artistry is truly admirable
I sure hope that when ai art becomes a commercial thing japan would still respect man-made art
Killing animals to make stupid ink🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Can't say the same thing about Mangas though. Their creators are one of the least paid artists ever
@@LeafyLumens do you eat meat?
@@davranbekrozmetov9425 And anime
The talent and knowledge that the maker carries is priceless ❤
I studied Japanese brush painting once- we used these sticks and a rubbing stone w water to create the ink. I still have some of the rice paper artwork I did with them. Very cool video. I had no idea the cost and process very interesting.
Imagine starting a job, and your first paycheck isn't for 4 years.
Sounds a bit like unpaid training and interning, turned to the highest degree.
@@nottechytutorials right, but it had to start somewhere. Blows my mind.
I would assume that it's a longstanding family business that they've been in for generations, meaning there is already ink being sold and cash reserves on hand, or maybe if it's a new ink maker it works like parmesan cheese in Italy and banks will accept the ink blocks as collateral in a loan because they're an appreciating asset.
It's a business bro not a job
They never mentioned he's hiring workers
Yes. Most things worth anything require years to master or otherwise to produce to get the end product.
As someone who’s been making ink for only 215 years, this makes me feel like a spring chicken.
loooooooolllll u made me laugh! thank u so much i was feeling down the whole day
😂
You call that making ink?
Only *215* years?? 🙄
Please. You couldn't give your in away... 215 years... psh...
Rookie!!!
X
The ingredients are simple, but the process of knowing how to do it is what makes it well worth the reason on being expensive
japanese craftmanship must be on top of the world
Asian craftsmanship is generally some of the best, especially Japanese. The rest of the world generally goes for function over form. The Japanese however have mastered both form and function.
Chiropractors when the card declines:
oh thats brutal
😂😂ayo
I don't get it.
ong 💀💀
i had a really bad day and i needed this laugh. thank you. 😭😭😭
When you're 40 years old but the job requires 450 years of experience.
LMFAAOOOO!!!
Leave it to Asians man
That's rough
Typical job post in America
It’s the company name…not his name…silly
Beauty is in things like that. It's soooo black and fine 🖤
That's fascinating!
Thank you.
I love how time is different in Asia.
Dude reincarnated himself multiple times to make ink for 450 years old. What madlad
That time I got reincarnated as a ink stick
@@SweetAkornnoooooo 😭😭
Literally not even a joke with those titles nowadays
@@SweetAkorn Inkekai
His work ethic is unmatched, employee of the century.😎
Japan takes anything and just push it to the next level. You will hear something like: "This is Haruto, it took him 12 years to master the art of polishing black shoes for parties and another 10 years for brown shoes."
and by next level you mean doing everything by hand, while the rest of the world industrilizes their processes to produce as much product as possible at a cheaper price and cost ? thats not next level, thats yesterdays level from our ancestors.
“The Japanese are like the rest of humanity, only more so.”
"the Japanese having developed the simple act of drinking water into an art form. It is done once a day in a ceremony that takes exactly one hour and 42 minutes"
Now go home and get your 20 year shinebox
They are good at marketing their stuff, just like the Swiss are.
It's so satisfying seeing and hearing the ink being kneaded like that 🫠
I love how although you gave great information you also gave solutions for anyone fighting these sins ❤
That guy is 40 years old, but has been making ink for 450 years. Now that is dedication.
@Rice ok
@Rice ok
Overtime
@rice2232 k
@Rice pull the dam box down lol
School: don’t write on yourself you’ll get ink poisoning.
These guys:
@@Solar_cloudsnah it’s a myth. Ink poisoning require such a large amount of ink, and it’s usually artificial materials. He’s 100 percent safe.
@@Solar_cloudsu think soot, glue or perfume would harm you? Even a ballpoint pen contains so little ink that u won’t get poisoned
I feel like this the type of thing that would worry Americans, cause their immune system is shit(?) I have never heard anyone giving warnings about ink poisoning.
@@hmangaihzuala9830 I believe it was mainly an issue of trying to get kids to stop writing on themselves so much
@@hmangaihzuala9830 sorry we have clean air
I never thought I would see such Beauty in Japanese ink
Man everything about their culture seems so peaceful and gives so much attention and care to everything
Man’s feet have 450 years of strength, that’s crazy
My guy could kick down a building at this point
The man who can kick airplane without pain-
I bet it smells good
Japan is the last civiled NORMAL culture left on the planet. Europe has been overrun by gorillas who are ghettoizing that landscape to shit. Same with America and others.
and here I am thinking I won't reach to be 65years of age...better get my ink game on 😂
Japan never ceases to amaze me. I hope the people who made these are doing well.
japanese government is fucked up though
They're all dead I'm afraid 💀
@@unb3k44n7 Some of them or their descendants are doing well I hope
@@dfquartzidn6151 they're 450 years old though 😆
ong skin obsorbing all that cancer
It's amazing what classism taken to an extreme can come up with. The value is purely for a status flex, and honestly more inflated than shiny rocks, but seeing a craftsman at work is a beautiful thing.
Sumi-e is actually pronounced with a space between the i and e sounds, where the e sounds more like the `ee` in `eeh`
The ink is just sumi 「墨」
Yep, thus the whole compound is 墨絵, right?
As in an ink picture/painting, yes.
Just imagine how much ink has been absorbed into this man's skin. I wonder if his hands and feet are permanently blackened after 450 years of doing this.
It's a soot based ink 🤔....
I don't really know but I doubt it penetrates to skin the same way it does paper. I suspect part of the process must involve washing the soot which would remove water soluble components too.
I'd guess it's easy to wash off.
@@charmio there would probably be quite a bit of residue if he's been doing it for 450 years
Yeah, I'd assume his feet and hands are permanently stained. I'd assume cancer is pretty prevalent working there too.
If he's been doing it for 450 years and hasn't gotten cancer yet, I doubt he will.
Probably not.
Sumi doesn't stain like India ink, or common ballpoint ink.
It's very washable by design as it's used with water.
I tend to get it all over the side of one finger and have for decades, and it comes off every time.
I get that he's producing and it's basically like water-usage, but again, it's water soluble.
And I thought computer printer ink was expensive
Yep. Nothing can beat computer ink. It's handmade by little elves working 24/7 by turning gold into ink liquid.
A stick of Sumi can last years, so it's worth the price. Printer ink can be more expensive, really.
@@aaronwatkins8973printer
@@krishnancom no dumba s s
I reckon this must be where it comes from judging by the price. So yes you're probably right.
Kudos to the person who invented this
这项技艺起源于公元前两百多年的中国秦朝，只是中国的制墨视频根本没有这个流量
@@user-ow6yx2mg7r there’s a meme that’s commonly spread spread where a person sees an image of something and reacts very apathetically but then sees the same image newly captioned with the word Japan under it and the same person suddenly becomes much more excited which describes how many people perceive Japan vs the rest of Asia
450 years!!! Nicely done bro!!!
This ink is the fountain of youth we’ve been hearing about.
For that price, it better be
More like the fountain of foot cancer.
An interesting thing is that the red ink in historical Chinese calligraphy was sometimes made by grinding cinnabar into an emulsion and mulling it until extremely fine before allowing it to dry and then performing a similar process to knead it into a stable ink stick. I'd imagine that people who made such inks often had short life expectancies as cinnabar is a mercury containing mineral.
Imagine having heavy metal poisoning back then. I've recently researched how that effects your body, it's horrible.... But I'm still in awe seeing this masterpiece of craftsmanship performed.
18th and 19th century hat makers often used mercury to treat felt, the exposure of that lead to insanity more often then not, this is why we have the phrase "mad as a hatter"
Cinnabar sounds like a delicious snack.
@@Bruss813 Right?! Like something you'd pack in a kid's lunchbox for recess lol
Inorganic mercury isn’t much of a threat. Not great, but not terrible. Organic mercury compounds like Me_2Hg or EtHg are the ones you really need to watch out for. Basically if a heavy d or p block metal is bound to a carbon chain or ring you do not want it absorbed into your body.
Loved the process of making INK in Japanese
This pours nothin but beauty. This is so tight.
I’m Japanese and when my Great grandmother died she gave me a whole calligraphy kit including this in a 90year old wooden sakura box. It’s my favorite object in the entire world.
How do they use this ink block
@@m.lucyin8863I’m guessing a wet brush it used to pick up the ink and then write or paint with it
That’s an amazing inheritance 🥰
@@m.lucyin8863you have to grind it with water.
I received a stick at my graduation from medical school. I had always wanted one since my teens and my baba promised I would get it when I finished school. To write with it is a dream.
This guy has 450 years of experience and is only 50 years old, he's the guy employers are looking for.
Almost like you repeated the same joke the top comment made!
@@johnmartinez7440 It's almost as they all watched the same video and can have similar ideas!
Seriously though, everyone is talking about it, nobody stole from anyone. The main point of interest is in the video saying he's done it for 450 years and and just because someone got the most likes doesn't mean he was the one to do it first
@@NamelessKnightt But does it need to repeated 50 times? I know they saw the other “copy paste” comments.
@@NamelessKnightt But the video doesn't even say that which makes the repeated jokes all saying the same thing stand out more. The narrator names the man at the start and then later names the store/business when she says they've been making ink for 450 years.
@@kwasiahenkora6583 No it doesn't, I'm just pointing out nobody stole from anyone
Had i known I would have appreciated the ones i had more... but i did admire the beauty of it
I’ve watched this same video many times, different times, and what keeps me here is the squishy ink
Calligraphy means long life. The ink has health properties which are absorbed thru the skin into the bloodstream and gives him long life. His age is 472. He started making ink when his 22 years of age with his grandfather.
🙇
Calligraphy means beautiful writing
@@Menelaosmintokleineis bro understand the sarcasm 😅
I want to believe
I knew I had to be eating pens for a reason as a kid
i remember when this dude opened up, me and the samurai would always buy from him, and boy am i proud of how good he's become.
💀
Once you have just ONE more like, it will be 666 likes. Then he shall surely come for you.
@@fullofbullets58no one finds 666 funny bro
hey, are you Asato from the Sakura village? we used to spare all the time back on the feudal era!
Only kids from the Sengoku period will remember when this guy started up. Good ol days.
BEAUTIFUL
As an artist, I appreciate it.❤
I've bought his ink for 450 years. Highly recommend 👍
Nice
Truly a dedicated customer 😂
You lie. It takes at least four years of aging before the ink can ge sold. That means you can only have been a customer for the past 446 years!
Likes 667....no longer the number of the Beast 666 😆😂
I been a customer for 200 years, still recommended
For your information, the company's name was "Kobaien," not the man. The company has been making ink for 450 years.
nah the ink gave him immortality and he produces it to stay alive, duh
Hahahaha
He was cursed by the gods to make ink for all eternity.
Thank You Mr. Obvious
Yeah I thought the guy was 450 years old 🙄
Oh my, the labor! So, glad it's a loved and appreciated vocation. 🙏
It makes me happy to see this non machine handmade work exist i hope after to 😊
So ink is 90% ink and 10% foot. Awesome
Find out how they "stomp" your cocaine you morons sniff you might appreciate this more.
Remember we used to make wine by those
@@Immaguyhereyeah and it had that delicious Doritos flavor too
My weeb ass would not only buy it because it's Made in Japan, it was made by japanese hands. 🗿.
@@gdboy1232Do you also support gay people not being able to marry? Because thats a decision made by Japanese hands.
Do you sympathise with the people that ran unit731? Because they had Japanese hands.
Do you support the sexual assault of women? Because the judges that give the culprits a mere slap on the wrist have Japanese hands.
Do you support the dumping of tons of nuclear waste into the ocean despite other countries pleading them not to? Because Japanese hands signed that bill.
Do you support the breaking into Australian whale sanctuarys to murder endangered whales? Because that was done by Japanese hands.
Do you support the hiding and terrible ‘apologies’ they have given to the Chinese and Koreans for what they did in the war and unit 731? Because they had Japanese hands.
Japan is a huge country full of incredible sights and sounds, its also full of awful things just like any country. Japanese people don’t shit cotton candy, they shit like the rest of us. To act like you would kiss the ground of something purely because it is made from the same country that made anime or something else you like is disturbing and fetishising a country.
I appreciate them going back in time to show us the original 450 year old ink being made. Wonderful work
I liked the joke so I will comment and like first cheers 🍻
It was a one way ticket unfortunately. The video was later found in the attic of a relative where it was discovered later on 😂😂😂
Lol
lol
They look beautiful ❤
This episode is amazing...
Elves out here making ink for 450 years.
Dwarfs*
Elves make no shit beside arrows and pretty clothes
Because the manufacturer Kobaien is 450 old? It wasn't the name of the man.
@@weisilber8957 (That's the joke)
@@anonymous-ix7kr depends on which elves you are talking about. Tolkiens elves made a lot of stuff. Silmarils, Palantírí, swords, clothes etc
Are you sure it was one man for 450 years
I'm speechless 😶
They said "Japanese ink producer Kobaien has been making calligraphy ink for 450 years" Kobaien is not a person, but a brand. The man's name is Okabe.
@@kehaar3641 trust me they know they just wanna make half assed comments and get their daily likes to feel proud of themselves
@@kehaar3641 just let the joke happen, like god damn bro chill
watch it again and use your brain. It's there for a reason
@@seltzersoda and make "im famous mom/dad" comments when they reach 1k because their actual parents neglected them as a kid.
Beautiful Black Ink
Beautiful work 👏 Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
imagine you get a beautiful handwritten letter, then you get a whiff of feet
DEAD!! She had the nerve to say “handmade” girl ain’t nothing but toes and feet EVERYWHERE /j
By now his feet smell more like ink then feet. Do you know red food dye is made from bugs. Enjoy.
@@LANDBACKbyANYmeans and raspberry flavour comes from a beaver butt. So be careful when eating a red thing with raspberry flavour.
@@LANDBACKbyANYmeans Terraria was right
@@sythrus Raspberry? I thought that it was fake vanilla? I only use real vanilla extract for that very reason - price be damned!
It’s true I’ve ordered ink from this dude for roughly 450 years, best ink out there without a doubt
Same here, been buying his calligraphy ink for 367 years. Best ink i ever bought
I didn’t see it advertised until about 236 years ago so I really missed out for a while
Damn, I've only been ordering for 189 years
dang ya'll old af, just 132 here.
I’ve been ordering for 310 years only. Tradition in my fam
Man I remember buying this ink for the shogun’s calligraphers back in the day …and he’s still making it 😂
This is why my mom told me hard work forever paid
😂😂😂😂 You need loaded patrons.
This isn’t just ink this is art I applaud these workers for keeping this art alive
I applaud him for still being alive!
It's whatever, he's been training for 450 years
No, it is ink. Says so right in the video
Yeah I'm not paying a $1000 just for ink. Cheap ink works just as well.
@@jaxsazerac4904Except you will pay $1000 for some designer clothes.
I've watched the longer documentary on this, and it is absolutely amazing. The commitment to a craft and the quality of that craft is phenomenal.
Japanese are top asians, the koreans.
Commitment? He's only been doing it for 450 years. Barely a hobby.
What’s the documentary called
where can I find such documentaries?
Some of these ink sticks are beautiful. I took Japanese brush painting, it’s so rewarding using the ink and the stone, mixing your own ink. Very ‘Zen’ process 😎
Beautiful craftsmanship
The Japanese discipline level is truly amazing.
Yeah, 450 years!🤯
💯
💯
Bushido is responsible hence why I(South Asian living in Europe) splicing in the ideology into my list of cultural values.
Such a shame that many absorb fast food style and unhealthy American culture but very few absorb the wise and highly intelligent Japanese humans culture.
@@longdragon3we are being abused and manipulated by our government just like yours. You just got treated better,
A house slave, is still a slave.
Japan has so many cool forms of art and craftsmanship. Whenever there's a Japanese artist or craftsperson on my TikTok or RUclips feed, they always end up creating something so flawless and innovative. Japan has a really clever and creative culture.
es
Pearl Harbor was very creative indeed.
@@st.francisanddr.pepper1304 truly, boys did well!
Japan is just another world 🖤
This
*this but Japan*
Pov: avg westerner
Fascinating ♡
I hope his company continue this tradition. Such amazing handcrafted ink.. ❤❤
It is so satisfying to hear a brittish accent followed with, what I assume is, correctly pronounced Japanese words
I dont think it’s an English accent. Sounds more like a well articulated Japanese accent, hence why the Japanese words are pronounced properly
@@gimpyio Wth is a "Well-articulated Japanese accent?"
@@gimpyio the narrator is Definitely english i have no idea what you’re talking about. a japanese accent simply does not sound like that.
@@gimpyio that's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. It's an English accent.
@@koorby you realize japanese people can speak english with little to no accent... right?
i have homework due tmr and here i am watching a man who makes calligraphy ink.
Partially with his feet.
I hope you did well with your homework
@Lord Baffour Sundiata he failed..
Me who has finals exam (senior year 🙃) on the same day is also watching...so don't feel bad👍🏼😤it's early morning btw
Trade work is satisfying to watch and even more satisfying to partake in. You're watching this because it's hardwired into your brain to create/build something
Fascinating!
This is proof that good things take time
They forgot to mention one of their key ingredient. Soot, animal glue, perfume and human foot skin.
And you forgot to mention, his life.
Soot can enter the body through inhalation, ingestion or via the skin and eyes. These toxic particles can cause breathing issues, including asthma, bronchitis, coronary heart disease, and even cancer.
Yeah, no thanks. Especially the last one.
@@mikuspalmis "Would you like the can, sir?"
Fungi
Foot sweat 😁
I really hope this kind of hand made stuff doesn't go away. It's precious and incredibly important.
It's gonna be gone when people don't want to pay 1000$ for it lol
You nena foot-made
Mean😂**
@@thecatthatgotaway but there's, hopefully, always be someone willing to do so, I know that if I had the enough green I'd do so at least haha
Broski. It's kinda footmade. Didn't you watch the video?
I’m always so fascinated by Japanese culture. They came up with so many great things
哦，这是中国的发明，只不过被日本窃取了，并且这个平台限制中文视频的推广
Damn Japanese people really do live forever!
The comment thread on this comment: 💀
Tell that to the people who got swept out to sea after that tsunami. They'll be stoked to know they didn't die.
Or when the USA are dropping the sun on them.
@@barth9580 as a man on Tumblr once said if your bones are wet you are alive if they are dry you are dead... So they party at the bottom of the ocean
@@barth9580 do you KNOW they died? Also; not exactly fair to compare this man’s natural life, to dying by unnatural causes. No one said they are immortal. They can still get hurt.
@@jamesbizs woah no way 🤯
When a child I was given a chance to practice Calligraphy on Japanese characters in school and the teacher brought in these special ink kits with dry blocks that you rub into a beautiful black ink. These were given to all the kids in my class, we all lost the kits over the years and only now do I realize how amazing and valuable that kind gift truly was from that amazing teacher. HONOR your teachers by recognizing their sacrifices, and those who make such amazing products as these.
was the kit in a green box by any chance?
Your teacher spent thousands on each student? I doubt that
i dount your teacher had 1000$ ink to be distributed
Put it in one sentence;
"My parents were rich."
You all are dense af. No one said they were 1000 dollar sticks. There are other cheaper kinds that she could have broke down into smaller pieces to put into them kits. Dear God people, not everything is black and white. Use a little bit of critical thinking.
The ink block looks so satisfying i want to eat it
I love Japanese craftsmanship. Traditional and done to perfection.
Gotta love the dedication of Japanese people love em
japanese have the genetic ability to produce thingsvin an overcomplicated/ceremonial manner... 😮
ink, paper, tea, tea-drinkig ceremony (cha-no-yu), dress code (kimonos), harakiri, seppuku, poetry (about falling leaf or cherry tree), making swords... and probably every aspect of everyday life... 🤔😮🤷♂️
This was first made in China the japs just stole it from Koreans when they learned it from china
They have so many amazing handmade things
Something so beautiful about hand made things, especially in Japan. Truly beautiful.
More like foot made.
@Make prey, folks! IWAS ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING BEFORE EVEN LOOKIN IN THE REPLIES LMFAAAAAOOOO
Hand made thing:😐
hand made thing in Japan:😱
@@d_houde ik its cringe sometimes
Sucks that they hate literally everybody else in the world other than themselves
Ive been coming to the place for the past 367 years trust me its really good quality
I love Japanese , their culture ,their food they are so artistic in every way ❤❤❤ 🇯🇵
And for 450 years the most common phrase he's heard is
"Wash your feet!!!"
He is the definition of "10 years of experience needed for entry level position"
Looks fun
That is so damned beautiful
I like how they went to the trouble of giving the artisan's name, and then specified that the business with a different name has been making ink for 450 years but the top comments missed it.
Edit: I knew it was a joke at the time that I posted this. The joke only works if you didn't catch that the distinction between the man and the business he works at.
I get what you're saying... the jokes don't work because she said two different names and all the comments act like she didn't
R/whoosh
I get that it's a joke. I don't think people actually believe he has 450 years professional experience making ink.
exactly lol now i’m wondering if people do that for all foreign names and brands or if it’s only funny for asian names for them because if so then yikes
They didn't hear it