Kita-Boshi 12 HB pencil set

Very dark green lacquer HB hardness pencils - gold embossing on one side; silver embossing on reverse. 

HB (hard black) is generally the middle of the graphite scale, equivalent to a #2 pencil using the U.S. numbering system. However, in Japan, consumers tend to prefer softer darker leads - so an HB lead produced in Japan is generally softer and darker than an HB from a European producer. 

Hexagonal, box of 12

Made in Japan