Ink Sample – Yoseka Ceramics

Produced in collaboration with Ink Institute and ceramic artist Li Yan Xun,our YosekaCeramics Ink Series showcases 8 unique colors inspired by ceramic glazes from the Yuan, Ming, Tang, Qing, and Song Dynasties, spanning 10 centuries of Chinese color and history. We worked closely with Li to select these 8 colors from hisYan Caicolor project, in which he used chemical experimentation to revive the formulas of over 60 historical glazes, to represent the brilliant and splendid history of Chinese ceramics.

• Yuan Ji Blue () rich blue with a wine-red sheen
• Tang Mi Se Blue () grey-green with hints of blue
• Song Black () cool black with hints of brown
• QingYan Zhi Red () carmine red with purple shading
• Qing Shan Hu Red () coral red
• Qing Purple () eggplant purple with green sheen
• Ming Yellow () golden yellow with antique-brown shading
• Ming Kong Que Blue () peacock blue with a warm sheen
• Yoseka Ceramics Inks

About Li Yanxun:Li Yan Xunis a ceramic artist and the founder of the Yanshan Art Museumin Jingdezhen, China. Hailing from a family of ceramic artists, he received formal training at the renowned Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute before starting his own ceramics studio. In addition to inheriting the watercolor glaze techniques pioneered by his father, Li Xiaocong, Li Yan Xun spent almost a decade researching and cataloguing the glaze pigments used in Jingdezhen during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Experimenting with chemical methods like glaze reduction tests and pure reagent analyses, he revived more than 60 historic glazes and documented each formula. Through this color project, titledYan Cai, Li pursues the notion that an artist can be involved in every phase of their art-making process, from the development of the medium, to the physical craftsmanship, to the firing and completion of the object.

Our ink samples will come in these tiny adorable glass bottles. They can hold up to 5ml, and you can pick either 3ml or 5ml of each color.

These bottles are meant to be reusable. You can return your 10 empty bottles to us, and your next sample ink will be on us.

Please note that orders containing ink samples may require an extra 2-3 days time as we make our ink samples to order.