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Definition of Japan ink

Japan ink
Japan Ja*pan", a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan (Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina allspice. Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply Japan. Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant (Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover. Japan earth. See Catechu. Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac.

Meaning of Japan ink from wikipedia

- Chinese ink wash paintings are the pluralistic continuation of multiple historical traditions. In China, ****an and, to a lesser extent, Korea, ink wash painting...
- Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text...
- Cephalopod ink is a dark-coloured or luminous ink released into water by most species of cephalopod, usually as an escape mechanism. All cephalopods, with...
- (溌墨) are both painting techniques emplo**** in suiboku (ink-wash painting) in China and ****an, as seen in landscape paintings, involving an abstract simplification...
-  'inserting ink') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the ****anese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of ****anese tattooing...
- Ink Master is an American reality competition television series that premiered on Paramount Network (formerly called Spike) on January 17, 2012. Each...
- images. The ****anese mokuhanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inks—as opposed to Western woodcut, which typically uses oil-based inks. The ****anese...
- A gel pen uses ink in which pigment is suspended in a water-based gel. Because the ink is thick and opaque, it shows up more clearly on slick surfaces...
- Soy ink is a plant-based ink made from soybeans (Glycine max). Soy-based ink is environmentally friendly and provides precise colours. However, it is slower...
- 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2015. Pink, Daniel H. (22 October 2007). "****an, Ink: Inside the Manga Industrial Complex". Wired. Vol. 15, no. 11. Archived...