review title:
Subject
It's a joy to write with - or would be if I could stop looking at it.
By: James Picht
Submitted: 10/12/2021
This pen is beautifully crafted and lovely to behold. It glides effortlessly and smoothly across the paper, the maki-e is superb. There's almost nothing to not like about it. Except, of course, the price. A superb writing instrument could be had for less than a tenth the price - a Pilot E95S, for instance - but it wouldn't be quite this beautiful. Most of the price is for the work of art, not for the writing tool.
The Japanese medium nib supposedly writes like a European fine nib. I don't agree; it's finer than a European medium, but it isn't fine. If that matters to you, order the fine nib. I'm using Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai ink, a blue-black that I like very much. It dries quickly, and I've had no problem with smearing or bleed-through with standard notebook paper. This pen is larger than my other pens, but nicely balanced. The cap is lined and you can supposedly post it; I sure wouldn't, and it's big enough that you really don't need to.
Merchant Response