Kakimori Pigment Ink, #08 Zabun metallic Meiji no Iro fountain pen

Meiji no Iro fountain pen inks are inspired by the fashions and art of Meiji-era Japan

Kakimori began as a stationery shop in east Tokyo

which is another advantage of surface sizing

so please indulge us as we describe each aspect of this outstanding object

and—of course—inks

Kakimori Pigment Ink, #08 Zabun metallic Meiji no Iro fountain penWhen you open your Kakimori Pigment Ink, the first thing you'll notice is the bottle. It's droplet shaped, like the molten glass has just solidified. The shape is an homage to potari, a word for falling raindrops from the extensive Japanese lexicon of onomatopoeia. Each Pigment Ink color is also named for a different Japanese onomatopoeia, which are much more central to Japanese culture than they are in the English speaking world. Rather than just