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Manupropria
September 10th, 2014, 04:42 AM
I just wanted to introduce the Kuro Negoro Urushi lacquer fountain pen and would like to hear your comments and opinions,

Kuro Negoro Nuri lacquerware with an undercoat of black lacquer covered by a coat of red lacquer or vice versa used as vessels for food and drink offerings to the gods and buddhas, tableware and drinking vessels, tea utensils, and stationery came to be known as negoro. This term originates from Negoro-ji, a temple in Kishu.

First the foundations and 4 intermediate layers of black urushi „nakanuri“ are applied. Every layer has to dry for 24 hours in the drying chamber „furô“ under constant temperature of 25°C and humidity of 80%. Before a new layer is brushed on, the previous layer has to be ground smooth. Then 3 layers of pigmented red „shű“ urushi are applied. A final coat of black „roiro“ urushi is thickly applied on the red lacquer. Then the black layer is ground with abrasive paper and water up to grit 5000 to release the red under coat.

Then the surface is pre-polished called „dôzuri“ with rapseed oil and „tonoko“ a fine burned clay powder and soft cotton. After the lacquer is carefully cleaned from the oil, the final polishing process „roiro shiage“ takes place starting with „dôzuri“, rubbing transparent high quality „kijiomi urushi“ onto the surface and wiping completely off again with paper and dried in the furô for 24 hours. This process is repeated 8 times because the „kijiomi urushi“ has to saturate the red pigments on the lacquer surface. Then the lacquer surface is polished with rapseed oil and polishing powder „migako“ and the finger tips. After the surface has been cleaned carefully, again „kijomi urushi“ is rubbed on and wiped off completely. After 24 hours the surface is again polished with rapseed oil and „migako“. Then „kijiomi urushi“ is rubbed on again and after 24 hours the lacquer is polished hard with migako and soft deer skin or the palms of the hands to achieve the beautiful shine. With the time urushi is becoming clearer and the colors more bright.

Cap: Length 70.00 mm, diameter 16.00 mm
Barrel: Lenght 110.00 mm, diameter 16.00 mm
Capped: Length 150.00 mm,
Weight: 20.00 gr
Feeding: Cartridge/Converter/Eye-Dropper

Best,

Martin
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