Sailor King of Pens Bespoke Fountain Pen - 'Kuro-beni' Tamenunri
$2,500.00
Sailor King of Pens Bespoke Fountain Pen - 'Kuro-beni' Tamenunri
Tamenuri is an ancient traditional Urushi technique. 'Kuro-beni' is a reddish black or blackish red. In Japan it was used as a base colour for expensive kosode (short-sleeved kimono) in the early Edo period. Kuro-beni is also cited in the novel "Yorozu no Fumi Hougu" by Ihara Saikaku, a famous writer of the Edo period. The 'Kuro-beni Tamenuri" artist, Kosyu Nishihara has hand-painted his signature and serial numbers on each barrel.
Material: ebonite
21k gold nib
Size: 153.5mm
Only 120 pieces available outside of Japan.