Tombow Irojiten Colour Pencil Set

When translated literally from Japanese to English, Irojiten means 'colour dictionary', or 'colour encyclopedia'. Whichever translation you choose, it is a pretty apt way of describing these pencils, as each set contains three volumes of 10 coloured pencils (30 pencils in total), and each volume has its own index of colours.

Each volume is designed to look and open like a book, with an elastic closure to keep the top closed and all the pencils in place. The spine and cover of each book carries the Irojiten branding and the volume number and name in silver hotfoil print.

The pencils themselves are high-quality wax-based pencils which blend and layer easily without the waxy build-up associated with cheaper pencils. Each pencil is coated with a layer of brilliant white paint and then has the end dipped to match the colour of the lead. All barrel print is silver hotfoil embossed to match the display boxes.

The Rainforest set contains:
RP1 - Orchid Pink
RP2 - Coral Pink 
RP3 - Shell Pink
RP4 - Narcissus
RP5 - Lettuce Green
RP6 - Ice Green
RP7 - Aqua
RP8 - Forget Me Not Blue
RP9 - Lilac
RP10 - Pigeon Grey

The Woodlands set contains:
RV1 - Cherry Red
RV2 - Tangerine Orange
RV3 - Dandelion
RV4 - Chartreuse Green
RV5 - Parrot Green
RV6 - Peacock Blue
RV7 - Kingfisher
RV8 - Lapis Lazuli
RV9 - Iris Violet
RV10 - Ivory Black

 

The Seascape contains:
RD1 - Crimson
RD2 - Chestnut Brown
RD3 - Autumn Leaf
RD4 - Maple Sugar
RD5 - Olive Yellow
RD6 - Elm Green
RD7 - Forest Green
RD8 - Midnight Blue 
RD9 - Mulberry
RD10 - Taupe