guess the ink!

[mizgeorge]

Lovely colour! I am such a sucker for soft shady inks - it's that whole vintage feel that just draws me in every time.


It could be another L'Artisan Pastellier - one of the Gris de Paynes (either the Callifolio or the Classique)
Poezi Morandi 191
Morandi premium grey 1-7

But I'm not sure any of these answer the review clue! I need to go and do some searching, I think!

[BCDDiggler]

lamy crystal agate

[mizgeorge]

Omas Grey

[PithyProlix]

It's none of those Chinese ink series that claim to be Morandi colors. And Omas is sadly gone (I do have a vintage big bottle of their Grigio and it's much more grey than the mystery ink).

[mizgeorge]

Penbbs 365 Zi
Vinta Armada
Wearingeul Mind

[mizgeorge]

Penbbs 391 Su Shi
Taccia Jeans Grey (or Aqua Blue, depending on where purchased)
Diamine Indigo (too dark, I think)

[mizgeorge]

Scribo Grigio
Penbbs 408 Xiamen City
Colorverse α And / α CMa

[PithyProlix]

Penbbs 365 Zi

CORRECT!

That went much quicker than I thought it would!

The transliteration of the Chinese name is Jian and it means something like 'mountain stream'. I think Zi is a different PenBBS ink.

Back to you, @mizgeorge!

[mizgeorge]

Aha! I'm pretty sure you're right about the name because I've seen another PenBBS ink called Zi, and it's 362, and definitely green! I suspect the error happened at the reviewing stage.

However, it's one I've had on my wantlist for ages, and although I could get it from Sakura, it's only in the tiny bottles and expensive for that. I was looking at that very list just today...

Thank you for confirming that I very definitely want this one!

I'll be back in the morning - it's way past my bedtime

[Yazeh]

Bravo @mizgeorge! Pithy was very good with the hint