I want one, I want one, I want one ... I need a second job...!

[matteob]

@Jar I am probably just thinking about collectors who I think are the intended market for this pen. I would be too worried about damaging it but I guess you are right and people will use them.

[jar]

@Jar I am probably just thinking about collectors who I think are the intended market for this pen. I would be too worried about damaging it but I guess you are right and people will use them.

Just some information about such pens so maybe people look beyond the beauty to the inherent utility and understand these are objects meant to be used.

Urushi is really hard and has been used for millennia to protect surfaces that get exposed to wear and weathering. It is used to cover statues and buildings and dishes and lunch boxes and tables and tea chests and cabinets and furniture and scabbards and helmets and armor and fans and paintings and room dividers and even bicycles. It is impervious to most stains, most chemicals and even sunlight simply causes it to fade.

Urushi is tough stuff.

The things embedded in the urushi are pretty well protected.

The one additional thing is that urushi is what is called a "Living surface". By that what is meant is that with use the surface changes and improves. Oils and friction from holding and using them simply burnish the surface, aging it and increasing the depth and beauty.

Google "covered in urushi" in images and look at the objects and what you will see is the wide variety of everyday stuff covered in lacquerware.

[SIR]

A second job is better than stealing ...unless stealing is your second job.

If stealing could even be considered, this one would be my target;

[FredRydr]

If stealing could even be considered, this one would be my target....

Those are gorgeous and write very well out of the box, though they are BIG.

Fred

[Bisquitlips]

I want one!!! I am seriously thinking of getting a second job to fund my pen addiction! Is that bad?

This is a handsome Maki-e pen.
Have you also seen the Sailor Seasons Under the Stars LE series?
Those are also beautiful.

I have not, but will surely look into them. Thank you for that suggestion.

[Runnin_Ute]

Not my style, but it is a beautiful pen. And WAAY beyond any real or imagined budget that I would have to boot.

[EHV]

Beautiful pen. I'd love one....or two and I already work a second job!

If I were able to acquire one, I'd have to ink it up ASAP. To each his/her own but I'd consider it a crime to never get the chance to use it. Perhaps maybe not a daily carry pen but at least in the house. :-)

Maki-e seems to be exploding almost everywhere on the pen scene. Even some of the American, independent pen makers are doing it.

[SIR]

If stealing could even be considered, this one would be my target....

Those are gorgeous and write very well out of the box, though they are BIG.

Fred

Indeed, I am aware...