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Kyoto Pastels: 18

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Kyoto Pastels: 18
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Category: Skrivebord

The “Kyoto Seki” pastel series was created by Japan's oldest manufacturer of soft pastels to replicate the traditional colors and magical light of Kyoto. If you have been using commercial, mass-manufactured pastels packed with chalks and other dusty fillers, this medium will be a revelation. Carefully handmade in small batches by artisans attuned to the way climate can affect pigment ratio and drying time, these pastels achieve the greatest saturation of color, allowing the artist to explore the pigments' full character.

Short in length (2cm, 0.8") for easy travel and outdoor sketching
Made in Japan by Gondola, a 4th generation family company

Box is 3.5" x 3.5"

Also available in a set of 36, here.

Part of our Japanese Minimalism and Writing Instruments collections.

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Kevin O. ★★★★★

I've been using them almost daily for a week and the way they layer on paper is genuinely different—each stroke picks up the soft, chalky texture of traditional Japanese pastels. The set of 18 covers a surprisingly wide range of Kyoto's muted tones, from pale plum to dusty gold, and they blend witho

Ella A. ★★★★★

The color payoff is unlike anything from those mass-market sticks I've used before—each pastel seems to capture a different hour of Kyoto's light, from soft dawn pinks to deep twilight blues. I've been reaching for the muted greens constantly; they blend like a dream and the set's compact box makes

Owen ★★★★★

The tins snap shut with a satisfying click, and each stick feels dense and creamy as I layer the colors. I’ve been sketching a rainy evening scene, and these pastels blend like a dream, capturing that soft haze without crumbling everywhere.

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