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Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, known as sumi ink, comes in solid form. It takes four years of work before these ink sticks can be sold, and even longer for the more expensive ones. The high-quality 200-gram stick produced by Kobaien costs over $1,000 and can go up to $2,000 at other retailers. Nearly double that amount of commercial Indian ink sells for only $9. Editor's note: In the first version of this video, calligrapher Sho Azakami's name was incorrectly transcribed as Shijo Azakami. Also, in the same version of the video, it was stated that monkey glue was used to make the ink sticks, when in fact donkey glue is used. ➡️ New videos every week, subscribe here: shorturl.at/tvDHS Welcome to Insider Italia's Youtube channel! News, interviews, curiosities and insights on business and finance, tech, work and lifestyle. The Insider Italian voice on this channel was generated using Papercup's intelligent translation technology. Papercup wants to make your favorite creators' videos available in your native language, so you can enjoy their channels! Want to learn more? Contact us at [email protected]! Found a mistake in the translation? Let us know! Visit us at https://www.papercup.com #InsiderItalia #Insider #InsiderItalian #InsiderItaliano