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Maki-e Sumiko Portable Writer Fountain Pen 蜘蛛 Spider and Web | ||
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Nakaya has created Spider and Web fountain pen by using the traditional "Sumiko" (charcoal powder) technique. This pen tells a story, the ending of which is not resolved. Butterfly is not captured except in the art of the urushi. It is a tale of contrasts, predator and prey, light and dark, capture and escape, sinister and inviting. |
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Note the differences in surface texture between the black gloss of the web and the flat black background. |
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On the grip section, a craftsman used gold powder as the base then painted a butterfly with Urushi lacquer and sprinkled with gold powder and rubbed with black and white Urushi. Finally it is polished using the ("togi-dashi") technique. We are told that there is a flower painted under butterfly. Each time I open this pen, I get a tiny little thrill to see butterfly still outside the web. |
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| This pen arrived as a Portable size Writer (with clip) with a matte finished silver clip. This pen is beautifully crafted and delightfully inventive. It is top quality Maki-e. | ||
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| Web and spider were painted using a thin brush and then polished ("togi-dashi") after dusting with gold and silver powders. Spider has an appearance of solidity because of the "Taka-Maki-e" technique, the metal placed on the surface of the lacquer as gold dust.The web is silver. Black and yellow urushi lacquer are applied, raising up the design referred to as ("togi-dashi"). It has thickness - relief. | ||
Note the matte finish on the silver clip. We
provide a Platinum converter used to fill this pen with ink in either the simple
form or the painted "goldfish" design for an additional $25. Each of these nibs is suitable for our customization to extra flexible. The medium and broad tip can be customized by us into cursive italic, stub or oblique points. |
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Tip sizes as reported by Nakaya: Super Extra
Fine, 0.18 to 0.24mm. Especially suited for fine numbers and characters, suitable
for bookkeeping. Please see our own tipping size page for comparison with other nib tip sizes. |
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For an additional $80.00 for the single tone and $125 for the two-tone we can provide the double slit music nib. It is much like a stub with a generous ink delivery. See the Nakaya nibs page for more details. | ||
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. | ||
Price: $4600.00 |
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We have only one of these in stock. Getting another will take months. |
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