Gofun / White
885
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952885
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Remon / Lemon
823
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952823
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kihada / Amur cork yellow
825
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952825
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Nanohana / Canola yellow
822
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952822
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kuchinashi / Gardenia yellow
824
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952824
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Yamabuki / Kerria Japonica yellow
821
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952821
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kouji / Orange yellow
813
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952813
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Ouni / Orange
811
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952811
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Ususango / Pale coral
812
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952812
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Hiiro / Scarlet
803
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952803
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Shu / Vermilion
804
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952804
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Beni / Safflower red
802
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952802
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Enji / Crimson
801
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952801
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Bengara / Iron oxide red
832
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952832
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kikyou / Bellflower
871
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952871
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Edomurasaki / Edo violet
873
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952873
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Wasurenagusa / Myosotis blue
861
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952861
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Shinbashi / Geisha blue
862
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952862
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
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Tsuyukusa / Dayflower blue
863
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952863
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Gunjou / Ultramarine
867
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952867
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Asagi / Oriental blue
864
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952864
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kujakuao / Hummingbird blue
865
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952865
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Rokushou / Patina
847
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952847
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Ai / Indigo
866
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952866
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Byakuroku / Pale patina
841
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952841
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Aotake / Bamboo green
846
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952846
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Wakanae / Seedling
842
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952842
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Wakaba / Spring green
843
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952843
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Moegi / Leek green
844
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952844
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Tokiwamidori / Evergreen
845
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952845
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Senzaimidori/ Pine tree green
848
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952848
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Uguisu / Elm green
849
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952849
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Mirucha / Russet green
850
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952850
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
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Susutake / Smoked bamboo
836
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952836
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Oudo / Light ochre
827
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952827
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kohaku / Amber
826
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952826
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Taisha / Taisha brown
831
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952831
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Kogecha / Dark brown
834
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952834
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Azuki / Russet brown
833
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952833
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Botan / Peony
872
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952872
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Hiwada / Bark brown
835
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952835
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Ginnezu / Silver grey
881
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952881
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Rikyuunezu / Rikyu grey
882
moderately durable
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952882
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Seiboku / Blue black
883
permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952883
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
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Sumi / Black
884
absolutely permanent
Series 1
15 ml tube
Code 36952884
1 l: £ 323.33
£ 4.85
Aokin / Antique gold
891
absolutely permanent
Series 2
15 ml tube
Code 36952891
1 l: £ 493.33
£ 7.40
Akakin / Antique rich gold
892
absolutely permanent
Series 2
15 ml tube
Code 36952892
1 l: £ 493.33
£ 7.40
Gin / Antique silver
893
absolutely permanent
Series 2
15 ml tube
Code 36952893
1 l: £ 493.33
£ 7.40

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The colours of Japan's professional IRODORI ARTISTS' GOUACHE - named after Hans Holbein the Younger, the renowned artist of the German Renaissance - are opaque, bright and saturated. They dry evenly, uniformly and velvety matt.

The IRODORI range includes a selection of the most popular traditional Japanese colours - the Japanese word 'irodori' means colour. This classic gouache is based on gum arabic and dextrin - so it does not dry waterproof, remains soluble with water and is not scratch or smudge-proof. If you wish, you can apply a fixative or varnish to protect your work, but be aware that that changes your colours and can make them less opaque and more transparent. This makes photographing or digitally scanning your work more difficult.

TIP! A thinly applied fixative or varnish based on casein or Paraloid B72 will have the least - but some - effect on your colours. Just keep in mind that such a fixative or varnish becomes part of the paint layer - you cannot remove it!

You can effortlessly apply your colours on top of each other, maintaining opacity. So a top colour will always cover an underlying colour completely - without transparency. There are also no whitening agents or fillers added to make this gouache more opaque. When mixed, your colours do not become muddy or cloudy - they remain bright, clean and opaque. And your paint won't turn chalky either!

TIP! In order to better estimate your colours and mix them better, Munsell colour codes are marked on the tubes.

The product specifications of HOLBEIN IRODORI ARTISTS' GOUACHE at a glance:

  • opaque, uniform and saturated colours
  • highly pigmented
  • binder: gum arabic / dextrin
  • no whitening agents or fillers
  • dries to a velvety matt finish
  • not waterproof, remains soluble with water
  • not scratch- nor smudge-proof
  • highly resistant to ageing
  • labeling according to ASTM-D4236
  • all colours available in 15 ml tubes

Price per tube.

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