Yasutomo Sumi Water Soluble Colorfast Color Set, 12 Assorted Colors

• Assorted colors: The set includes 12 assorted colors, providing a wide range of vibrant hues for your artwork.
• Water-soluble: The sumi colors in this set are water-soluble, allowing for easy blending and layering of colors.
• Colorfast and lightfast: The colors are colorfast and lightfast, ensuring long-lasting and fade-resistant results in your artwork.
• Versatile application: The sumi colors can be used for various techniques, including sumi-e painting, calligraphy, and other watercolor painting techniques.
• High-quality pigments: The colors are made with high-quality pigments, providing rich and intense color saturation.

Yasutomo and Company was established in June 1954 by Mr. Ben Yasutomo who believed that global marketing was possible back in the 1950s. He decided to set up an office in San Francisco. In the early stages, Yasutomo imported gift and paper products from Japan and soon expanded into Asian art supplies. In the 1960s, Yasutomo introduced the Pentel Sign Pen to the American market. The world’s first fiber-tipped pen was well received and was even used by then President Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House. Yasutomo added several innovative writing instruments and stationery products under the NIJI and Y&C brand names. These products included the GRIP pens and pencils; Stylist pens for designers; PermaWriters for artists and crafters; FabricMate markers for wearable art enthusiasts; Silverado brushes for painting; Origami paper; and recently the Gel Xtreme gel pens that have been taking the market by storm. In October 2019, American KUSA Corporation acquired Yasutomo and its warehouse and operations relocated to Torrance, California.