Established as a sumi ink stick manufacturer in Japan, Kuretake and ZIG have grown into brands of quality artist tools for fine arts, illustration, graphic design, paper crafts, scrapbooking, and signage. Their products include markers, brush pens, pens, inks, and watercolors.
Kuretake was established 1902 in Nara, Japan. Since then, by combining traditional techniques with their own technological developments, they have achieved global recognition as a manufacturer of exceptionally high quality Kuretake and ZIG branded pens, inks, and stationery products.
The Kuretake brand represents the arts and crafts lifestyle with the use of color and shapes.
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