It is bright and beautiful overall, yet there is a slight darkness (plain) within the flashiness. We created a calm and refined color. In terms of color, there is a three-dimensionality (separation of the core and bleeding), and it is a refined blue where a slight darkness can be felt within the brightness and clarity. As it gets older, we believe the ink stick calms in color, and its three-dimensionality, sharpness, personality, and features grow stronger. Manufactured in 1992