Japanese SHODO Sumi Calligraphy 7 pcs Art Set Japanese Import by Japanese Cool Items Store

Grandson wanted to get into Japanese caligraphy. He's well pleased with this set.

Every item is from Japanese dollar shop Daiso. Total value is 600yen, or 6 dollars. Overpriced as 39 dollars. I would never pay 39 dollars for this cheap low quality! super overpriced. This is like a scam. Returning.

My wife is Japanese and lives in the US with me. She picked this starter set up to get back into the practice of shodo again. She liked it. It came as advertised.She did comment on how everything here you could pick up at the dollar store in Japan, but you are paying for the convenience of having it in the US.

This was exactly what I needed for a shodo class I'm taking, however, grinding your own ink takes a lot of time! So, I would suggest adding a bottle of liquid ink to make your life easier if you're planning on practicing a lot. The brushes aren't top notch but are perfect for beginners. Everything came individually packaged and in good shape.

Seemed like a good deal, but came with bottled ink instead of block. And, more importantly, did not come with an inkwell, making it kind of a pain to use.

Doesn’t come with stone or inkwell