No need to post a cap on this pen-- Nakaya were not joking when they named this "long size." Capped, the Writer Long Size Kikyo seems even longer than its actual 6.5 inches. Shown here is the Long size Writer (With Clip) fountain pen in Kikyo (Blue).

Your hand won't tire using this Writer Long Size in Kikyo. Although the pen has a ceremonial look to it, in hand you sense this is a pen to be used.

The Nakayas always seem to have little surprises in store for you-- here the nib has a strong curve, yet is engraved with a rather delicate pattern, featuring a charming heart-shaped breather hole. The effect is both modern yet invokes the fin-de-siecle era of pen craft.

This close-up gives a sense of the rich color intensity that occurs on a new pen. But photographs don't do justice to the feeling of surprise-- how light the pen is, how elegant, how "right" the pen feels in hand, with its softly rounded, slightly voluptuous design.

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 (an additional $65 charge).

The medium and broad tip can be customized into cursive italic, stub or oblique points (an additional $55 for these customizations).

Below are the basic tip sizes of Nakaya nibs, as reported off of their web site (http://www.nakaya.org/eindex.html).

Nakaya nibs run a little finer than most Japanese nibs, like Sailor or Pilot-Namiki.

 

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