Kuretake ZIG GANSAI TAMBI watercolor set (36 Colour Set)

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Whether you already paint with traditional watercolours or not, we are sure that you will love using Akashiya Gansai. Gansai ( 顔彩) are traditional Japanese watercolour paints. June 2008: collector Laura Marino has a Terauchi painting in a frame that also contains a Japanese newspaper sheet dating to September 1958. Felt underlay (shitajiki): used under a sheet of Japanese paper to provide a better surface for writing or painting by evening the pressure on the paper and helping avoid staining the work surface. Gansai also have a much higher pigment to binder ratio than Western watercolours. They are designed to be used in a single layer on absorbent Japanese paper rather than in several layers. The colours are more vibrant and saturated than Western ones, even when diluted. There is very little colour fade from wet to dry.

Brushes (fude): we offer a set of 3 brushes in different sizes for both precise and broad strokes. Akashiya have been making brushes for over 300 years, you can rely on their experience. We recommend purchasing 2 sets of brushes and keeping them separate if you also intend to practise ink painting (sumi-e). Water dropper: this simple accessory allows you to dose water precisely in the compartments of your mixing palette. Also very useful for calligraphy.Generally, it is not recommended to paint directly from the pans, but to mix the paints with water in a palette. Akashiya plum flower shaped palettes allow you to separate colours or different saturations of a single colour from each other, or from ink. This high saturation makes Gansai ideal for sketches, while allowing the artist to lighten the colours by increasing dilution. Because the binder adhesion in gansai is weaker, the colours are also easier to lift (removing with a wet brush to lighten an area). You can use them to paint in the classic Western or Japanese styles, or our current passion - Etegami. Etegami is a perfect art form for beginners, requires no special talent and is guaranteed to be lots of fun! See our etegami introduction here for more information. Although all but one are untitled, there are several familiar scenes, such as the Torii gate at Miyajima, Mount Fuji, Cryptomerias Trees in Nikko, and two gorgeous scenes of Matsushima (summer and winter scenes). An owner of K. Seki watercolours writes that her grandmother bought two of his/her paintings in Japan between 1925 and 1932, so it would appear that K. Seki was certainly a pre-war artist.

Additionally, she self-publishes her art books and nine books have been completed by 2019. She’s also a sought-after workshop instructor. Since 2011, she has been invited to and completed successfully more than 230 workshops and numerous live demonstrations around the world. She has served as a juror in a number of art exhibitions including some major watercolor shows around the world such as the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, the International Watercolor Society, the Northwest Watercolor Society, the Utah Watercolor Society and the New Mexico Watercolor Society. In 2015 she was named an official Ambassador for Winsor & Newton. In 2018, she was appointed to the advisory board of the American Watercolor Weekly. In 2018 and 2019, she was invited to be a faculty member for the Plein Air Convention & Expo, the world’s largest plein-air painting event.The 24 pan set (31996) contains the colours from the 12 pan set, plus: 134 dark pink, 139 purple, 143 medium yellow, 147 dark brown, 150 bright turquoise, 151 may green, 152 ocean green, 154 olive green, 157 turquoise green, 158 evergreen, 161 cornflower blue, 162 cobalt blue

Kuretake Gansai Japanese Watercolours are traditional, highly pigmented watercolour paints. They are suitable for professional and amateur artists, and are ideal for drawing, illustration, Sumi-e etc. The artist E. Kato may be Eizo Kato (1906-1972) or Eika Kato (1859-1942, born in Fukui Japan) -- most probably the latter. I've seen one painting dated 1911, so definitely a pre-war artist. Typical etegami postcards made from 2 kinds of beautiful Japanese paper. One of them with average blur or absorbency ( GASEN) for more precise lines, the other with more pronounced blur ( HONGASEN) for artistic effects. Experienced etegami artists prefer more blur, beginners should start with the other one. 2. 243 x 334 mm sized papers : |Keiko was born in Kyoto, Japan. As a child growing up in an art-loving family, she always enjoyed drawing and painting and won many awards in children’s art contests. However, art was not her chosen field of study later on. She earned a B.A. in intercultural communication (International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan) and an M.A. in international education (UCLA, California).

John Maddaus writes 'My mother lived in Sendai from 1935-1938 and came home with some of his watercolor prints'. Thus we can say with a high degree of confidence that S. Niimi was active pre-war. I have seen the name Saburo Niimi attributed to this artist, but I cannot confirm. Do not confuse this artist with Terauchi Manjiro — they are two different artists and their medium (oils versus watercolours), subjects (nude versus landscapes), and signatures are completely different. If you have a watercolour with a signature similar to those of the Terauchi paintings shown below, then your painting is not by Terauchi Manjiro. If you need further proof, here is a watercolour signature that clearly shows the artist's first name as 'Fuku'

The colours of traditional Japanese gansai sets are often different from those in Western watercolours. They were formulated for Japanese picture painting, an art form which is very different from Western painting in the classic European tradition. Japanese colours are inspired by nature, there is usually a large selection of blues and greens in gansai palettes.|Very little is known about the majority of the pre-war Japanese watercolour artists. It is generally accepted that the painters of early Japanese watercolours (from late Meiji to early Showa) studied the Western-style watercolour technique, with many artists also having a Western-style education. In most cases the artists signed their names in the usual Western way using Roman letters. Despite the fact that most were superbly talented artists, their paintings can be obtained very inexpensively at auction. One of the best ways to boost your creativity is to try something new and take yourself out of your comfort zone. I recently confirmed that Satta was active in 1907. Intriguingly, the Satta paintings I saw contained a red seal that can also be found on watercolours by the artist Bunya. Thanks to Marijana for this data.