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D-17 Long BLUE ROSE

A rose is drawn on the cap as a focal point with shells. The body has a spiral line. All are carefully drawn using the Raden technique.
The base is Heki-tamenuri, giving it a softer impression than the black base.

“Raden” is a decorating technique that the pearl colored inner part of a seashell is cut into various thin shapes and attached to the lacquered surface.

D-17 Long MUKUGE

The 17mm barrel is heavy and fits firmly in the hand, giving the fountain pen a sense of stability.

A rose of Sharon (Mukuge) is drawn on the cap as a focal point with shells. In addition to using the shells as is, shadings are added to the petals with vermilion lacquer to create a soft and cute look. The body has a spiral line. All are carefully drawn using the Raden technique.
The base is Heki-tamenuri, giving it a softer impression than the black base.
A rose of Sharon (Mukuge) belongs to the same family Malvaceae as hibiscus. It is said that the flower has come to Japan during the Heian period, and has been used as arrangement flower for a tea ceremony. The ephemeral nature of Mukuge which blooms at dawn and wilts in the evening is expressed in the historical fact as “Kinka, a day’s glory (dream).” Along with the winter camellia, this flower has been loved by tea masters.

Cigar Piccolo AMANOGAWA

The design inspired by the “Milky Way” shining in the night sky is expressed with Raden.
A lots of fine shellfish (Mijin shellfish) of different sizes are used and put them in a spiral pattern with a gradation.
By making the base in black (KuroRoiro), the shine of Raden stands out, creating a finish that looks just like the Milky Way shining in the night sky.

Cigar Portable MANTEN

A starry sky is expressed by scattering small shellfish all over the black (KuroRoiro) base. Then the Milky Way more shining brightly is drawn in a spiral pattern in the starry sky. Also shellfishes are spread all over the grip section to create the feeling of a starry sky.
It has a more gorgeous and glittering finish than “Milky Way”.

Writer Portable WILD STRAWBERRY　

Based on Yakou Maki-e technique, we lay out several seashells (Raden).
Though we used many pieces of big shells in abundance and looks gorgeous, this artwork settled down the background kept the entire settled balance by Tame-nuri background.

Cigar Piccolo SHAKEI-SONSETSU

The motif comes from the Shakei-Sonsetsu, a four-character idioms.
It means to study even if one is in a very difficult situation.
The four-character idioms comes from the story that Che Yin, a old Chinese politician read under the weak light of firefly in summer, and Sun Kang, a old Chinese official read with the moon light reflected by snow in winter.

Cigar Portable AKEBONO

The transparent acrylic pen barrel is painted with “Akebono-nuri” technique.
To take advantage of the transparency of acrylic, transparent amber lacquer instead of vermilion is used for painting with the “Akebono-nuri” technique. And it is blurred to gradually be transparent towards both ends.

“Akebono-nuri” is a lacquer painting technique in which black lacquer is applied over vermilion lacquer and polished to reveal the underlying vermilion. It is said that the name comes from that the vermilion pattern on the black background looks like a dawn shining through darkness.

Cigar Portable PHUNTOM FISH

It is a design of a fish looking up from the bottom of the water.
Inspired by Emile Gallé’s lamps, “Akebono-nuri” technique with black lacquer and transparent amber lacquer is used for creating a transparent body. Furthermore, in order not to loose its transparency, the motif is drawn using several layers of transparent amber lacquer.

Cigar Portable BOOKS & AUTUMN SUNSHINE　

We tried to express the image of autumn with stacked books and leaves. We made use of the watermark on the skeleton barrel for the sunlight filtering through the trees. The transparency of the light will become clearer with the passage of time.

Cigar Portable CRYSTAL ZARYU