Kuretake ink-café MEIJI NO IRO Shimbashi-iro
SHIMBASHI-IRO（新橋色）
In the late Meiji era, new colors were born with the creation of chemical dyes. “Shimbashi” is the name of a place found in Tokyo. The bright, bluish-green color was popular among “Geisha” in Shimbashi as it was fashionable and trendy.
Shinbashi color
A new color was created using chemical dyes in the late Meiji period. The bright blue-green color was very popular among geisha in Shinbashi as a high-color, and was also favored by geisha in the Hanayanagi district. It was also known as “konparu-iro.
The “MEIJI NO IRO” series is a beautiful selection of colored inks
which were inspired by popular colors from the Meiji era of Japan.
Each color has a history that originates from that era. Please enjoy
using this ink, and be reminded of the old days of Japan.
It can be used with fountain pens, glass pens, dip pens,
