Ink pot - Sumitsubo

Japanese: 墨壺 - すみつぼ
Ink pot - Sumitsubo
A tool used by carpenters and stonemasons to draw straight lines. Made from mulberry or zelkova wood. One side is hollowed out like a pot to hold the ink, and the other side is equipped with a wheel with an ink thread wound around it. The ink thread is pulled out by passing it through the ink, and is fixed with a kariko (also called karuko) attached to the end. The ink thread is flicked to mark a straight line. When vermilion ink is used instead of black ink, it is called a vermilion pot, and colored inks such as blue, yellow, and green may also be used.

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Japanese:
大工,石工が直線を引くのに用いる道具の一つ。クワやケヤキ材でつくられる。一方を壺状にくりぬいて墨肉を入れ,他方に墨糸を巻いた車を備える。墨糸は墨肉をくぐらせて引出すようになっており,先端につけた仮子 (かりこ。かることもいう) で固定し,墨糸をはじいて直線の墨付けをする。黒墨の代りに朱墨を入れる場合は朱壺といわれ,ほかに青,黄,緑などの色墨を使うこともある。

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