NamikiYukariPigeonandPersimmon

Namiki Yukari Pigeon and Persimmon
In April 2008, this pen will be discontinued by Pilot-Namiki.

The Yukari Pigeon and Persimmon is full of surprises. The traditional branch and leaf design, depicted in subtle browns and golds is punctuated with the brilliance of the Chinese red persimmons. The pigeon, painted in blue grays, sets in softly against the urushi, the gold dust.

The Pigeon and Persimmon design incorporates two different Maki-e techniques, Togidashi-maki-e (burnished Maki-e) and Hira-maki-e (flat Maki-e). Togidashi-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 Hira-maki-e method uses colored urushi lacquers combined with raw lacquer which is then coated with a sprinkling of gold powder.

As with many traditional Japanese compositions, the open spaces where nothing appears to be happening gives room for the parts to work together. And nowhere is it more important than when applied to a three-dimensional object. Here our eye follows around the twining branches and the layers of mist to discover the startling color of the persimmon and the nuances of each leaf.

Notice the artist's signature in red below the calligraphic description of this design.

	Available in Fine or Medium 18k two-tone nib, these pens are superb writers, usually a little finer than European points of the same name.
This pen comes with Namiki's highest quality converter, in fact this is the best converter filling system we have seen anywhere. It also comes with a bottle of Namiki ink and a single ink cartridge. We suggest, if you use cartridges, that you get more. A nicely designed softwood inner presentation box surrounds this pen.

Retail price: $2700

Our Special price $2160.00

In April 2008, this pen will be discontinued by Pilot-Namiki.

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