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.

Note the differences in surface texture between the black gloss of the web and the flat black background.

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.

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.

The Nakaya nib, imprinted Nakata, the family name of the manufacturer is made of solid 14K gold.

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.

To see what nibs are available amid compare them to other nibs we offer please click this link: Tipping Sizes Page

To see pictures of the range of Nakaya nibs that we offer click this link: Nakaya Nibs Page

Please see our own tipping size page for comparison with other nib tip sizes.