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Dorsal Fin 2 Suzu Ishime (Kikyo）　

This model has fins on the cap and the body that acts as a roll stopper. It is designed with the image of a Katana, a sword.
It is “Suzuishime” which uses “roasted tin powder” instead of Kanshitsu (dry lacquer) powder.
Using the roasted tin powder made it possible to creates the material finish.
This Suzuishime blue uses the blue lacquer for the base, and the finish will be lighter than the black base one, and looks the silver the brighter.
“Ishime” is created with the special technique that makes stone like texture on the surface.
When the dry lacquer powder is sprinkled on a lacquered surface, surface tension works and the powder gathered in places.
Making use of the clumps created by chance, layer the lacquer, let it fix, and then polish it to create “Ishime”.
It will be the “cobblestone-like” finish in the garden.

*The Music (pen nib) is quite unique, so it is NOT available with Dorsal Fin 2 model.

Dorsal Fin 2 Suzu Ishime (Shu）

This model has fins on the cap and the body that acts as a roll stopper. It is designed with the image of a Katana, a sword.
It is “Suzuishime” which uses “roasted tin powder” instead of Kanshitsu (dry lacquer) powder.
Using the roasted tin powder made it possible to creates the material finish.
This Suzuishime red uses the Shu(vermilion) lacquer for the base, and the finish will be bright to add a touch of gorgeousness to silver.
“Ishime” is created with the special technique that makes stone like texture on the surface.
When the dry lacquer powder is sprinkled on a lacquered surface, surface tension works and the powder gathered in places. Making use of the clumps created by chance, layer the lacquer, let it fix, and then polish it to create “Ishime”.
It will be the “cobblestone-like” finish in the garden.
*The Music (pen nib) is quite unique, so it is NOT available with Dorsal Fin 2 model.

Cigar Piccolo POLYNESIAN SKY　

Cigar Piccolo ONE-EYED JAPANESE DEMON

The pen has been finished with Shu-roiro, and the part around the crack was heaped up with the powder made of dry urushi.

Again, we used Ginyuji technique (method of heaping the picture up with silver powder) for Dokkosho, a talisman used to keep evil spirits away, on the backside of the pen. The monster itself was depicted in Taka maki-e technique. All the details, including the direction of the gaze coming from the crack were carefully discussed with the client.

Cigar Piccolo SANYO-CHU (Trilobite)　

Trilobite fossil finished with charcoal powder.
It is a painstaking process in which layers of charcoal powder are piled up and scraped away little by little, as if digging up a real fossil.

Cigar Piccolo JIDAI NURI

Cigar Piccolo IZUMO NO MGATAMA

Cigar Piccolo NANTEN

The silver base has the clasps drawing with the silver urushi lacquer, and is decorated with the motifs of Nandina domestica (Nanten). The motif of the Nandina domestica is also drawn with silver powder maki-e, and the fruit is vermilion and the leaves are green to add colors. The whole piece is in similar colors and has an elegant finish.

Cigar Piccolo CLASICAL BAMBOO　

Cigar Piccolo AYAKASHI

This is a “Ayakashi”, Japanese folk monster, depicts a monster trying to escape by tearing the pen body.
The exposed parts of the underlying fabric of the Negoro style were made to look like a rift. And the monster peeping for outside world from the rift is designed. The vermilion color used for the base and the detailed drawings such as the amulet pasted on the crevices and nails peeking through the gap also enhance the sense of Ayakashi looks.