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NAMIKI
NIPPON
MAKI-E PEONY FOUNTAIN PEN
The
fountain pens in the Nippon Art collection
by Namiki benefit from the remarkable technical know-how of one of the last
manufactures on the globe that masters all of the phases intervening in the
making of its products, from nibs to converters. It combines Hira-maki-e,
the simplest maki-e method with modern production technique.
For
these fountain pens to be accessible to a greater number of amateurs, the
motif they bear is stenciled upon a resin base.
This method of hand reproduction minimizes the time required for
creating the design, full attention being given to the final aspect of the
completed piece, for the decor and ornamental work done along the Maki-e
techniques remains identical from one collection to another.
Nevertheless,
although the method for applying the decor differs, the lacquer is applied
after the same rules.
It is laid in thin coats, one after another, left to dry and minutely
sanded down with charcoal made from the wood of the camellia or the cherry
tree, then polished in the bare hand until the surface slips like satin
between one's fingers.
"Lacquer
black" is the darkest hue that can be, which Urushi spontaneously
acquires under the effect of iron particles, as it assumes its red hue under
the action of ferrous oxyde.
For many years, the art of lacquer work was limited to those two
colours, enriched by a few dull overtones of yellow, green and brown derived
from natural tinctures.
All
of the Namiki fountain pens, whichever collection they belong to, perpetuate
the time-honoured tradition of Nipponese handicrafts that makes of each and
every fountain pen a unique art piece, the living testimony of a know-how
revered and transmitted from one century to the next.
Dimensions
Total length (cap
closed) : 133 mm (5.2")
Total length with
cap posted behind the barrel : 145 mm (5.7")
Barrel diameter:
11
mm (0.4")
Pen is New
Pen is new and never been
used. The fountain pen has never been dipped nor inked. Comes with original
leather box and paper as shown above.
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