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Sailor Manyo Sumomo Ink

$24.00
$24.00
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Manyosyu -- Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves -- is the oldest and revered anthology of Japan's poetic compilations. Over a period of four centuries, 4516 poems were written by every class of person ranging from Emperors to merchants and farmers. Manyo is an abbreviation of Manyosyu and its meaning indicates people of all ranks.

"Manyosyu" is often regarded in Japan as a true expression of the Japanese spirit. The themes of the poems relate to love, elegies, celebrations, family matters, traveling, the passage of the four seasons, nature, and so on. Flowers are especially relevant in Japanese culture and about 1500 of the poems in Manyosyu cover some 160 species of plants and 50 different flowers.

Sailor has chosen colors based on foods mentioned in Manyosyu for their new Manyo ink series. Sumomo is inspired by the sumomo flower, which blooms early in spring as a harbinger of the new season, this ink offers a fresh and light floral tone, reminding us of the gentle transition from winter to spring. The sumomo flower blooms
earlier than cherry blossom, so it seems to have been an early warning of spring for Manyo people.