The Piccolo is the one of the shortest of the Nakaya urushi pens. The name Piccolo comes from the smallest of the woodwind instruments. Shown here is the Piccolo Cigar (No Clip) in Midori (dark green).

Coated in many layers of urushi resin, this pen has is a lustrous deep black. It is also available in reddish red dark, black red dark and other finishes. Traditionally, Japanese people have admired pines or evergreens as the symbol of the vitality of plants as well as immortality. If you are familiar with the RGB color system, this pen's color is very close to R30, G92, B22.

It is just big enough to fit easily in a large hand without posting the cap. (The cap does fit on the back of the barrel, though we do not recommend posting.)

This simple elegant shape with its turned tapered pyramidal cap and smooth transition between the cap and barrel, is an exercise in spare design.

This pen is also available with a pocket clip and is known as the "Writer".

Pens which have a colored urushi lacquer finish such as "Arai-shu" and "Midori" will become even more brilliant as the urushi itself becomes more translucent with the passage of time. So the color of the pen at the time you receive it will change and improve.

At 24.5 grams without ink this is pen is not heavy and not light. The balance is just right

The heavy decorative rice paper, simple solid softwood shipping box and fabric pouch make a lovely presentation for Nakaya urushi pens. Sensible and elegant packaging have been a hallmark of Nakaya.