Namiki Yukari Seven Gods Benzai-ten Limited Edition
One of seven pens created to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Pilot Namiki, the Yukari Benzai-ten Limited Edition is being produced in just a limited number of pieces worldwide - we have just one individual pen still in stock, and the Benzai-ten is also available as part of the complete set of all seven pens. We are an authorized Namiki dealer.
The only female deity among the Japanese Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Benzai-ten originated as an Indian river goddess and is traditionally enshrined in places relating to water. Having evolved into a syncretic Buddhist-Shinto deity, Benzai-ten is also associated with music, languages, and the arts, and is venerated as a goddess of wisdom who bestows good fortune in beauty and marriage.
The motif on the Yukari Benzai-ten depicts the goddess playing a biwa, the traditional Japanese lute, and a wave splash is crafted in mother-of-pearl raden. The Maki-e work on this pen has been created by members of the Kokkokai Collective, founded more than eighty years ago. The Benzai-ten motif is created by Kokkokai artist Yumi Hayashi, whose signature is Yumi.
Not just a beautiful work of art in its own right, the Yukari Benzai-ten is also a superb everyday writing instrument which uses Namiki's convenient cartridge-converter filling system - the pen can fill with any bottled fountain pen ink when fitted with the provided converter, and can also use Pilot brand ink cartridges.
Each pen comes in a bespoke wooden presentation box which includes a bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Benzai-ten Limited Edition ink, as well as a box of ink cartridges. The lid of the presentation box features a laser engraving depicting Mt.Fuji and a treasure ship carrying the gods of good fortune.
Measurements & Specifications
Closed Length | 5.6" |
Posted Length | 6.2" |
Barrel Length | 4.3" |
Barrel Diameter | 0.5" |
Section Diameter | 0.4" |
Ink Capacity | 0.9 ml |
Filling System | Cartridge-Converter |
Cap Type | Threaded |
Clip | With Clip |
Cartridge Capacity | 0.6 ml |
Converter Capacity | 0.9 ml |
Postable | Postable With Caution |
Pen Weight | 32.3 g |