| SUMI | black as color of marking or pattern |
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| SUMI SHITSU | the essential quality of sumi |
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| HON ZUMI | good sumi with dark black color, thickness and luster |
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| URUSHI ZUMI | lustrous, purplish-black sumi of good quality, to describe good sumi of Taisho Sanshoku |
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| NABE ZUMI | brownish sumi of less quality, with no luster like soot |
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| KAGE ZUMI (or SHIZUMI ZUMI) | shadowy or unclear sumi markings that sink under the skin |
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| TSUBO ZUMI | sumi markings placed in the white part. Especially, a sumi spot in the white in position on the shoulder, fitting the pattern |
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| KASANE ZUMI | sumi markings over the Hi plate, looking darker than the others because of the Hi color underneath |
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| JAMI (or JARI) | scattered or sprayed sumi dots |
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| SOKO ZUMI | shadowy or unclear sumi markings that sit still under the skin |
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| TE JIMA | sumi stripes on the prctoral fins, appearing in Taisho Sanshoku and Bekko |
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| MOTO GURO | a sumi lump at the base of each pectoral fin, appearing in Showa Sanshoku and Utsurimono |
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| TERI | luster of the skin. |
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| Lustrous skin shows healthy and well-finishing condition. |
