Platinum Celluloid #55 Karakusa Blue
With its deep blue finish and elaborate pattern, the Platinum Karakusa Blue Celluloid fountain pen is a striking work of art as well as an excellent everyday writer.
$1,040.00
our price
$1,300.00
retail
The Platinum #55 Karakusa Blue Celluloid fountain pen features a hand-engraved chinkin pattern on a celluloid body with rhodium-plated trim. It is made available with your choice of 14k solid gold rhodium-plated Century nib.
This is a durable and well-designed cartridge-converter pen. It can be filled with bottled ink using the provided converter, or with Platinum brand cartridges. It can also utilize Nakaya's hand-painted Maki-e converters.
The time-intensive process involved in producing the Karakusa Blue Celluloid begins with curing the celluloid. Afterwards, the delicate floral pattern is hand engraved from top to bottom using the Chinkin technique, in which a sharp instrument is used to cut the fine, narrow lines of a motif onto a lacquered surface. The lines are then filled in with metallic powder. Even the section features the silver colored design.
Measurements & Specifications
| Closed Length | 5.4" |
| Posted Length | 5.9" |
| Barrel Length | 3.8" |
| Barrel Diameter | 0.5" |
| Section Diameter | 0.4" |
| Ink Capacity | 1.5 ml |
| Filling System | Cartridge-Converter |
| Cap Type | Threaded |
| Clip | With Clip |
| Cartridge Capacity | 1.5 ml |
| Converter Capacity | 0.6 ml |
| Postable | Postable |
| Pen Weight | 24.1 g |
