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Portable Fountain Pen | ||
If simplicity is the highest form of elegance, this is it. Nakaya pens achieve greatness by virtue of its streamlined design, excellent materials, flawless surface and saturated colors. Shown here is the Portable Cigar (No Clip) fountain pen in Ishime Kanshitsu (Stone Finish).
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| This Nakaya fountain pen is made of a Stone Finish urushi, a material made from the sap of a Japanese lacquer tree. The process of collecting the Urushi (sap) and applying many layers of lacquer to this fountain pen takes three months to complete. The craftsman sows Urushi powder onto the body, which makes a lot of grains on the surface due to surface density. After settled, he varnishes the body with lacquer several times to make the body harden. He sharpens these grains with charcoal and finishes with a lacquer. It is truly an artistic craftsmanship to decorate a stone-like appearance on a pen true to its name ('Ishi" means a stone in Japanese). | ||
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This pen is 5 15/16" long and weighs 31 grams, without converter.
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The Urushi tradition is historic and profound in Japan, where lacquer ware has adorned utilitarian objects for centuries. This technique, though painstaking, gives this fountain pens its deep lustrous sheen and subtle color shift. Pictured at right: Side view detail. |
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The Nakaya nib, imprinted Nakata, the family name of the manufacturer is made
of solid 14K gold. Each of these nibs are 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). | |
Super
Extra Fine: 0.18 to 0.24mm. For fine numbers and characters,
especially bookkeeping. | ||
We do not feature all Nakaya nib sizes and colors on our website. Please let us know if there is a pen, or nib, you are interested in. If we do not have it in stock, we can certainly place an order for you. Since Nakaya pens are hand-crafted, the turnaround on non-stock orders is 1-3 months. Please email us at info@nibs.com or call us, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm PST, for more information or to place an order. |
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Our
Price: $540.00 With or without clip. | ||
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