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Our Story
“Kuro”, which loosely translates to “black” in Japanese, highlights Kuro Sumi’s reputation as the premier tattoo ink for outlining and gray wash, offering the “absolute blackest pigment in the tattoo industry”.
“Sumi”, which loosely translates to “before” in Japanese, is representative of the rich history and tradition of Japanese tattooing and celebratory of our our ink blends that have been handed down from generations of Japanese tattoo artist and improved over that time to be what it is today.
The Dragon, which has been a part of East Asian culture for more than 4000 years, has always symbolized power, strength, wisdom and good fortune. Kuro Sumi’s adoption of the Dragon honours that tradition in the quality of our inks and vision of our brand.