Material

Iwaenogu　

岩絵具

Crushed natural minerals and color-coded according to particle size. Since modern times, it has become artificially made, easier to handle, and more types.

Suihienogu　

水干絵の具

White clay or Gofun(胡粉） dyed in various colors.It has a bright whitish color and is inexpensive.

Gofun　

胡粉

A white paint that is made by finely crushing weathered Ostrea denselamellosa（板甫牡蠣) to remove impurities and kneading it with water.

Nikawa

膠

It is an adhesive made by processing collagen contained in animal skin and bones. It has the role of fixing the paint on the screen.