Namiki Yukari Royale Fall Flowers

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Namiki Yukari Royale Fall Flowers Fountain Pen
This Maki-e work is done at the Hiratsuka workshop in Japan where the finest quality work in the world is done. We have made quite a number of pictures to convey this quality. Notice the range of imagery in this riot of late season foliage. Abalone fragments are integrated into the design to represent blue star flowers. Seen in the vertical picture below left, they change color depending on the angle that they are viewed from. Slightly larger than the Yukari Collection (5 5/8"), this pen, at nearly 6" long capped, is smaller than the Empreors' 6 13/16". This is a description of the processes used by Namiki: "The Fall Flowers design incorporates two different Maki-e techniques, Togadashi-maki-e (burnished Maki-e) and Taka-mahi-e (raised Maki-e).

	Togadashi-maki-e is a method in which gilded patterns are dried, recoated with urushi, and finally burnished to a high sheen, using charcoal.
This style of Maki-e dates to the 7th century. The Taka-maki-e method is a Maki-e applied on patterns in raised relief and dates to the 12th century. The spreading of gold dust on a precise area and to a desired density is a skill which requires great expertise and experience.
	Namiki developed the lacquers used in 1925, and has since earned an international reputation for producing the finest Maki-e decorated fountain pens available. Each pen is signed by the artist in gold. The red calligraphic mark is that of the Hiratuska works.
According to our distributor, this pen will now be available only with a Medium nib. However, we have one each in both Broad and Medium. Lined with red velvet, the presentation box is made of a light wood. A bottle of ink is provided. Retail Price: $4200.00 Our Price: $3,360.00

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