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Tip : particular pen for a particular person!
Are you looking for a special pen ? A real special pen ? We have one for you ! An enchanting Maki-e on an Aka-tamenuri layer. An old design with Arabesque and Phoenix perfectly performed on a Hakkaku pen. Danitrio Ancient Design Gold. You can order it via the Boutique !
Pen Pouch for the Nakaya Long Cigar
In order to keep your Nakaya Long Cigar safe we made a suitable penpouch ourselves. Interested in one of them ? e-mail catherine@sakuragallery.com
Nakaya Akatame or Kurotame ?
What to choose : Nakaya Akatame or Kurotame ? Let me explain the colours. Both pens are crafted in a Tamenuri technique and both have the same "red" middle layer. For the Kurotame the craftsman added a little bit of black urushi to the transparant upper layers. By doing so the Kurotame pen becomes more black than the Akatame. Both pens will enlighten by time and the red colour will be more expressed.
On the picture you see the Akatame on the left and the Kurotame on the right.
New : Platinum Izumo Biwatame !
This is the new Platinum Izumo "Biwatame" fountain pen. A Tamenuri on a yellow middle layer, a pen that will become more beautiful over time. You can order it now at our Boutique !
What do wine and ink have in common?
Connoisseurs! And ink connoisseurs have many things in common with discerning oenologists. As with wine-sampling sessions, in a certain sense the creation of a new ink or colour is a special moment when the ink is "tasted", submitted to different tests and assessed for quality like a vintage wine. One talks about consistency, clearness, lighfastness, saturation, nuance, tones, colours and viscosity. One talks about the combination between ink and paper, and ink and nibs. As you can notice ink is much more than a just a colour, it makes a world of difference.
