The 24 pan set (31996) contains the colours from the 12 pan set, plus: 134 dark pink, 139 purple, 143 medium yellow, 147 dark brown, 150 bright turquoise, 151 may green, 152 ocean green, 154 olive green, 157 turquoise green, 158 evergreen, 161 cornflower blue, 162 cobalt blue We recommend also trying them out on traditional Western watercolour paper, including the Traveler’s Company watercolour insert for the Traveler’s Notebooks. June 2008: collector Laura Marino has a Terauchi painting in a frame that also contains a Japanese newspaper sheet dating to September 1958.

These Kuretake Gansai Watercolours are very intense colours with exceptional brilliance and brightness. All shades blend perfectly together.Gansai have a glossier finish than Western watercolours, especially in areas where they are applied generously. All watercolour paints are made by combining pigment and a binder. Gansai are traditionally bound with animal glue, beeswax, sugar and other natural binders. Western watercolours are bound with gum arabic. The type of binder used gives each type of paint a specific appearance. Generally, it is not recommended to paint directly from the pans, but to mix the paints with water in a palette. Akashiya plum flower shaped palettes allow you to separate colours or different saturations of a single colour from each other, or from ink. The artist E. Kato may be Eizo Kato (1906-1972) or Eika Kato (1859-1942, born in Fukui Japan) -- most probably the latter. I've seen one painting dated 1911, so definitely a pre-war artist. Kissho Gansai is a traditional Japanese watercolour paint. The brilliant colours are ideal for traditional Japanese paintings, creating sketches, illustrations, sumi-e, nanga painting and much more. Do not confuse this artist with Terauchi Manjiro — they are two different artists and their medium (oils versus watercolours), subjects (nude versus landscapes), and signatures are completely different. If you have a watercolour with a signature similar to those of the Terauchi paintings shown below, then your painting is not by Terauchi Manjiro. If you need further proof, here is a watercolour signature that clearly shows the artist's first name as 'Fuku'

Gansai also have a much higher pigment to binder ratio than Western watercolours. They are designed to be used in a single layer on absorbent Japanese paper rather than in several layers. The colours are more vibrant and saturated than Western ones, even when diluted. There is very little colour fade from wet to dry.The colours of traditional Japanese gansai sets are often different from those in Western watercolours. They were formulated for Japanese picture painting, an art form which is very different from Western painting in the classic European tradition. Japanese colours are inspired by nature, there is usually a large selection of blues and greens in gansai palettes. Although all but one are untitled, there are several familiar scenes, such as the Torii gate at Miyajima, Mount Fuji, Cryptomerias Trees in Nikko, and two gorgeous scenes of Matsushima (summer and winter scenes). All discounts against RRP are made against the United Kingdom Recommended Retail Price (RRP). Unless specified, offers and vouchers are not valid on products which are already discounted from RRP, gift vouchers, books and from the I LOVE ART range. The 36 pan set (31997) contains the colours from the 24 pan set, plus : 130 cadmium red, 133 orange, 135 carmine, 137 deep pink, 138 deep purple, 142 light yellow, 156 marne green, 163 Persian blue, 166 menthol violet, 190 gold, 191 rose gold, 195 silver

Kuretake Gansai Japanese Watercolour Sets contain whole pans and are available in the following sets: Through all these years, Keiko knew there was in her heart the growing desire to someday become an artist. That, fueled by her love of travel and strong interest in other cultures, eventually found its way out in 2003. An owner of K. Seki watercolours writes that her grandmother bought two of his/her paintings in Japan between 1925 and 1932, so it would appear that K. Seki was certainly a pre-war artist. Gansai paints are said to be unsuitable for mixing, producing muddy tones. We recommend trying this out for yourself.

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John Maddaus writes 'My mother lived in Sendai from 1935-1938 and came home with some of his watercolor prints'. Thus we can say with a high degree of confidence that S. Niimi was active pre-war. I have seen the name Saburo Niimi attributed to this artist, but I cannot confirm. She then worked in international relations positions in a Japanese government trade organization in Tokyo, at a large law firm in San Francisco and at a private consulting firm in San Diego. For decades, she has traveled extensively, mainly in European countries, Asia and North America. Gansai () is a traditional Japanese painting technique. When we speak English, we usually refer to both types of paints as simply watercolors. Nonetheless, there are two words used in Japanese for this type of paint. What Is Watercolor Paint Called? Watercolor (American English) or watercolor (British English; see spelling differences), also aquarelle (French: [akwal]; from the Italian diminutive of Latin aqua) is a type of painting method in which the paint is suspended in water and mixed with the solution Gouache Vs. Watercolor: What’s The Difference?