A third kind of inlaying, peculiar to Japan, is sumi-zogan (ink-inlaying), so called because the inlaid design gives the impression of having been painted with Indian ink beneath the transparent surface of the metal.
The middle layer called the choroid can be seen injected black with Indian ink.
Ramamurthy is a newer actor who previously acted in the theater production A Servant to Two Masters and Indian Ink.
