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Nakaya Portable Writer Ascending Dragon Ao-tamenuri
Nakaya Portable Writer Ascending Dragon Ao-tamenuri
The Nakaya Portable Writer Ascending Dragon Ao-tamenuri, formerly known as the Blue Dragon, uses Ao-tamenuri hue to paint a striking picture. This subtle, mysterious blue-green finish seems to explore the mystical and symbolic aspects of the dragon.
The dragon in the Nakaya Portable Writer Ascending Dragon Ao-tamenuri fountain pen rises slowly through the blue green lacquer.
The underlying motif will grow brighter over time as the layers of urushi lacquer mature.
The dragon is in endless pursuit of the flaming pearl on the gripping section.
These are not pens to be stored away in a drawer - with a Nakaya fountain pen, the process of using and displaying the pen actually contributes to the maturation of the lacquer.
Note the attention to detail in the motif. Tame-sukashi is an extremely painstaking and time intensive technique, and dragon pens usually require a minimum of six months to a year to be produced and because each fountain pen is handcrafted, no two will be exactly alike.
This is not just a pen that can be used to create a work of art or fine writing - it is also an object that is a work of art in its own right.
Nakaya pens can be filled with bottled ink using the provided converter and can also use Platinum brand top quality ink cartridges. Hand-painted Maki-e converters are also available.
The impeccable lustrous surfaces are a tribute to the craftsmanship of the urushi artists.
Though the full range of Nakaya nibs is made available, the dragon looks particularly stunning with a rhodium-plated clip and nib, as it complements the mysterious nature of the Ao-tamenuri finish.
Decorative rice paper, a simple solid softwood shipping box decorated with Japanese Kanji script, a starter box of Platinum ink cartridges, and a fabric pen ""kimono"" are all included with this pen, making it a lovely presentation item. Sensible and elegant packaging has long been a hallmark of the Nakaya brand.
Nakaya pens are individually handcrafted in a process that requires a minimum of three to six months and often much longer.
Unless requested otherwise, each pen or nib you purchase from us will be carefully examined, tested, and optimized for your personal writing characteristics before it ships.
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Customization Guide
Stub
 
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Above is the same size nib after a regrind to Stub. A regrind to Stub is often a good place to start for your first customization. Â A Stub nib provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes while writing, and is less position-sensitive on the paper than the crisper and slightly more demanding cursive italic.
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Cursive Italic
 
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More demanding, but also providing crisper edges and more line-width variation, is the very popular customization to Cursive Italic. This also provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes, but is also more position-sensitive in terms of how the pen is held and requires more skill on the part of the user. This is a common customization for artists and calligraphers, but is still smooth enough to make for a good everyday writer.
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Formal Italic
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Formal Italic is an even crisper and more demanding customization than either cursive italic or left oblique, and is usually utilized for calligraphy and by the most experienced users. This provides broad down-strokes and narrow cross-strokes, with even crisper corners and edges than a cursive italic - this is an extremely position-sensitive customization.
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Left Oblique
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 Commonly used for signatures and correspondence, the Left Oblique customization provides broad diagonal strokes and narrow cross-strokes, and like a cursive italic, is more position-sensitive and demanding than a stub. The whole pen must be rotated to the left in order to write smoothly, without skipping. The "Left" in Left Oblique refers to the cut of the nib itself, and does not refer to the handedness of the writer. |
Architect's Point (Also for Arabic and Hebraic writing)
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A more exotic regrind is that to Architect’s Point. Named after the style of writing used by Frank Lloyd Wright, this regrind is the opposite of cursive italic, and provides for broad cross-strokes and narrow down-strokes. This also tends to be a particularly useful customization for those practicing Arabic or Hebraic calligraphy. |
Spencerian
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Perhaps our most popular customization, but also one of the most advanced, the Mottishaw Spencerian Customization has gained special attention from being featured in a customer's YouTube video which has now received over twelve million views! The Spencerian starts from a semi-soft 14k nib and adds additional flex and a regrind to needlepoint to create a specialized writing point used for copperplate calligraphy. For more details, visit our special Spencerian page.. |