What is Raden fountain pen?

Raden (螺鈿 in Japanese) collection displays the beauty of multi-colored mother of pearl shells and abalone in a hand-lacquered Urushi and Maki-e finish. Each piece of Raden shell is delicately hand-cut and hand-laid onto the body to create beautiful scenes of nature.

What is a Raden pen?

Raden (螺鈿 in Japanese), which is also called mother-of-pearl inlay, is one of the techniques in Japanese lacquerware that apply inlays of natural pearl shells to decorate a wooden or ebonite surface.

Does Pilot Vanishing Point have gold nib?

The Pilot Vanishing Point’s nib is made from 18kt gold, offering a smooth and responsive writing experience.

Is pilot a good fountain pen?

The Pilot Kakuno is a great pen for any level of experience. The most beginning fountain pen user will enjoy its cool looks and ease of use, and the most experienced user will love the great nib and build quality. It’s an all-around great pen.

What is Urushi fountain pen?

The Urushi Collection brings the large size No.50 pen nib fountain pen of the early 1930’s, dubbed “No.50 Jumbo”, to the present. The ink stopping function is also the same as that of the original. The beauty is deepened by using non-oil lacquer.

What is the Maki e technique?

Maki-e (蒔絵, literally: sprinkled picture (or design)) is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware.

How long does urushi last?

Safekeeping method, expiration for urushi In general, instructions say “viscosity of Urushi increases in the case of having being left for 6 months (raw Urushi) or 12 months (refined Urushi). Using with new Urushi must be better.” In addition, you need to take raw Urushi(Seshime, Kizyoumi) for “raw food”.

How is Japanese lacquerware made?

Japanese lacquerware is made from the sap of the lacquer or urushi tree, native to Japan. The sap is a close relation to poison ivy and is poisonous to the touch until it dries. In the most basic terms, the urushi sap is a naturally made plastic and is a highly resistant and durable material.