Nakaya Cigar Long Writer Arai-shu (Orange) Fountain Pen

Nakaya Cigar Writer Long Arai-shu (Orange) Fountain Pen The Japanese name for this color is "Arai-shu". Even among the Japanese, the origins of this name are not generally known. The dye in textile fabric begins to lighten after many launderings. In the past the Japanese would describe light colors with the term "arai" which means "wash." Japanese deep red is called "shu" so "arai-shu" is the most brilliant and lightest of urushi colors. Pens that have a colored urushi lacquer finish such as "Arai-shu" and "Midori" will become even more brilliant as the urushi itself becomes more translucent with the passage of time. So the color of the pen at the time you receive it will change and improve.