＜Traditional lacquer art "Iromiyabi"＞

A series of stationery that expresses the traditional Japanese "Iro" and the beautiful beauty "Miyabi" with colored lacquer

Ebonite is used for the body, and colored lacquer is applied and polished many times with "Ishime-nuri" which is a lacquering technique that makes the surface of lacquer uneven like a stone skin. The pen tip is equipped with a 21-karat gold nib unique to Sailor Pen, realizing a supple writing comfort. It is a solid one with a bicolor finish on the super-large size pen tip. This product is the work of Mr. Isana Kobayashi, a writer who has lived in Kaga City and has been involved in lacquer art for nearly 30 years.

Coloring is developed in four elegant colors.

[Usukou] An elegant color that was loved during the Heian period because it was dyed with fragrant wood.

[Suou] A noble color favored by the Heian aristocracy in the traditional color described in "Engi-shiki" *

[Fukaai] A color that makes you feel the dignity preferred by the samurai as a "winning color"

[Chitose-Midori] Colors with auspicious meanings such as "permanent immortality" and "immortality and longevity"

The package is a paulownia box that is said to be ideal for storing lacquer products, and the knot string is made of durable Sanada string that is hard to stretch.

◆ What is the lacquer technique "Ishime-nuri"?

Ishime-nuri is a lacquer technique in which the surface of lacquer becomes uneven like a stone skin. Fine stones are made by applying lacquer and then sowing "charcoal powder" or "dry lacquer powder", and then applying lacquer and polishing. In addition, since lacquer has the property of hardening by absorbing moisture in the air, it takes several days to several weeks to dry, so it takes several months to complete the lacquer product.

For this product, the ebonite of the fountain pen body is coated with lacquer to be pretreated, and then the undercoat lacquer is applied on top of it, and then the dry lacquer powder created in the same color as the colored lacquer is sown, and the lacquer is applied to the finish. After that, it is a gem that has been painted and polished with colored lacquer many times.