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Fountain Pen Ishi-me Kan-shitsu (Stone & Silver finish) | ||
If simplicity is the highest form of elegance, this is it. Nakaya pens achieve greatness by virtue of its streamlined design, excellent materials, flawless surface and saturated colors. Shown here is the Long Cigar (Without Clip) fountain pen in Ishi-me Kan-shitsu (Stone and Silver Finish). | ||
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This Nakaya fountain pen is made of a Stone Finish urushi, a material made from the sap of a Japanese lacquer tree. The process of collecting the Urushi (sap) and applying many layers of lacquer to this fountain pen takes three months to complete. The craftsman sows Urushi powder onto the body, which makes a lot of grains on the surface due to surface density. After settled, he varnishes the body with lacquer several times to make the body harden. He sharpens these grains with charcoal and finishes with a silver lacquer. It is truly an artistic craftsmanship to decorate a stone-like appearance on a pen true to its name ('Ishi" means a stone in Japanese). | ||
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This is not a pen that you would carry in your pocket. Besides being clipless, at six and a half inches long, it would extend above the lip of most pockets. This pen is 6 1/2" capped. It weighs 24.5 grams. This Nakaya fountain pen is made of Urushi, a material made from the sap of a Japanese lacquer tree. The process of collecting the Urushi (sap) and applying many layers of lacquer to this fountain pen takes three months to complete. | ||
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We can provide a Platinum (brand, not material) converter used to fill this pen with ink in either
the simple form (no additional cost) or the painted "goldfish" design for an additional $21. | ||
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The Urushi tradition is historic and profound in Japan, where lacquer ware has adorned utilitarian objects for centuries. This technique, though painstaking, gives this fountain pens its deep lustrous sheen and subtle color shift. Each of these nibs is suitable for our customization to extra flexible (additional $65). The medium and broad tip can be customized by us into cursive italic, stub or oblique points (additional $55). See below for the basic tip sizes of the Nakaya nibs as reported off of their web site: http://www.nakaya.org/eproduct3.html#urushi | |
Super Extra Fine, 0.18 to 0.24mm. Especially
suited for fine numbers and characters, suitable for bookkeeping. Extra Fine, 0.24 to 0.28mm. For fine numbers and characters, suitable for students' note taking. Fine, 0.28 to 0.34mm. For general fine characters, suitable for students' note taking. Medium fine, 0.32 to 0.38mm. Between medium and fine. Suitable for letter writing. Medium, 0.34 to 0.44mm. Smooth writing, suitable for general writing. Broad, 0.44 to 0.54mm. Suitable for manuscript, address writing. Extra Broad, 0.66 to 0.86mm. Suitable for those who love broad writing. | ||
The
heavy decorative rice paper, simple solid softwood shipping box and fabric pouch
make a lovely presentation for Nakaya Urushi pens. Sensible and elegant packaging
have been a hallmark of Nakaya. | ||
Please email us at info@nibs.com or call us at 323-655-2641 Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm PST for more information or to place an order. Since Nakaya pens are hand crafted, the turnaround on Nakaya orders is 1 -3 months. We do not currently carry a stock of Nakaya pens. | ||
Our price: $1100.00 |
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