Sailor Fountain Pen Trading Lacquer Art Ayamasa (Iroomiyabi) Fountain pen bold Chitose Green 10-1584-660

Recently released products_Released in May 2023
At the G7 Hiroshima Summit, Prime Minister Kishida presented the ``Traditional Lacquer Craft Iromiyabi Fountain Pen'' to the leaders of the G7 countries.

At the G7 Hiroshima Summit, which was held from Friday, May 19th to Sunday, May 21st, 2023 at the Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, ``Traditional Lacquer Craft Iromiyabi Fountain Pens'' (8 in total) were presented to the leaders of the G7 countries and the heads of international organizations.

◆About the "Iromiyabi" series
Traditional lacquer art Iromiyabi is a fountain pen that expresses the traditional Japanese "color" and the modest beauty "miyabi" with colored lacquer. The barrel is made of ebonite
on which colored lacquer is applied multiple times using a lacquering technique called "ishime-nuri," which makes the surface of the lacquer uneven like the skin of stone, and then polished
to create a masterpiece.
The nib is equipped with Sailor's extra-large 21-karat gold nib, which provides a heavy feel and a light and soft writing feel.

【Product Specifications】
Name: Traditional Lacquer Craft Saiga Fountain Pen
Suggested retail price: 187,000 yen (base price 170,000 yen)
Line width: medium, bold
Nib: 21K gold, extra large, two-tone finish
Cap, barrel, cap, tip: ebonite, lacquered
Metal parts: gold-plated finish
Body size: φ20×153.3mm (including clip), 32.0g
Package: Paulownia box (156×207×49mm)
Accessories: Paulownia box, Sanada string, cleaning cloth, cartridge
2 bottles of ink (black), fountain pen ink inhaler converter
1 unit (built into the body), fountain pen quality guarantee,
instruction manual, fountain pen usage manual



Traditional Lacquer Craft Saiga
A writing instrument series that expresses the traditional Japanese "color" and graceful beauty "miyabi" with colored lacquer

The body is made of ebonite, and the lacquer surface is polished and coated with colored lacquer many times using the "ishime-nuri" lacquering technique, which makes the lacquer surface uneven like the skin of stone. The nib is equipped with Sailor Fountain Pen's unique 21-karat gold nib, which provides a supple writing experience. The extra-large nib has a two-tone finish, making it a heavy-duty pen. This product is the work of Kobayashi Isshin, an artist who lives in Kaga City and has been involved in lacquer art for nearly 30 years.

The coloring is available in four elegant colors.
【Pale scent】An elegant color that was loved during the Heian period, derived from dyeing with fragrant woods
【Sappan】A traditional color described in the Engishiki*, a noble color that was loved by Heian aristocrats
【Deep blue】A dignified color that was favored by samurai as the "color of victory"
【Chitose green】A color that is imbued with auspicious meanings such as "eternal immutability" and "eternal youth and longevity"
The package is a paulownia box that is said to be ideal for storing lacquer products, and the tying cord is made of strong Sanada cord that is hard to stretch.
*The Engishiki is a formal code compiled in the mid-Heian period. It is one of the three major formal codes.

◆About the lacquer art technique "Ishime-nuri"
Ishime-nuri is a lacquer painting technique that makes the surface of the lacquer uneven like the skin of a stone. To create a fine stone grain, lacquer is applied and then sprinkled with "charcoal powder" or "dried lacquer powder", and then lacquer is applied on top and polished. Also, because lacquer hardens by absorbing moisture from the air, it takes several days to weeks to dry, and therefore several months to complete a lacquer work of art.
This product is made by applying a layer of lacquer to the ebonite of the fountain pen body as a base treatment, applying a layer of undercoat lacquer on top of that, sprinkling dry lacquer powder in the same color as the color lacquer, and then applying a layer of finishing lacquer to hold it down. After that, the finishing color lacquer is applied multiple times and polished to create this exquisite product.

Creative lacquer artist Kobayashi Isamu
Born in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Lacquer Art Technical Institute
Apprenticed under traditional craftsman Tsunode Shunpei, then lacquer artist Kobayashi Masao
Member of the Japan Crafts Council

2007 Representative of Kobayashi Lacquer Art Studio
Exhibited works in Canada and Vancouver
Exhibited works and demonstrated lacquering at the Quebec Expo in Canada
Exhibited lacquer decoration panels in New York
2007 Donated a gift to President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs