PLATINUM KANAZAWA HAKU-Gold Leaf Makie Gold Fish Body 18K Gold Nib Fountain Pen
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PLATINUM KANAZAWA HAKU-Gold Leaf Makie Gold Fish Body 18K Gold Nib Fountain Pen:
$78.00
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Platinum Kanazawa-Haku Fountain Pen - hand-decorated with finest gold leaf. The master craftsmen of Kanazawa produce some of the world\'s finest gold leaf, in an array of shimmering colors. Fragments of gold and silver leaf are hand-applied to these beautiful and graceful pens to create glowing renditions of traditional Japanese motifs. The movement of ripples is exquisitely depicted by lines changing from gold to silver. A goldfish in vermilion refinforces a dynamic impression. The 18k gold nib is firm and resilient, and not too soft, cut to provide a perfect balance between the necessary resilience and ease of writing.
A scenic spot of Japan or a scene from the Japanese four seasons is intricately depicted here one by one on a fountain pen with utmost care, taking advantage of unparalleled technique to create delicately different sheens out of a gold leaf, or a technique to generate three-dimensional effects on a design: the result is the fountain pen with a gorgeous and graceful appearance.
ABOUT GOLDFISH:
For over a thousand years, goldfish have been one of the world\'s most popular pets, but what makes them so intriguing?
In addition to their brilliant metallic-colored bodies and graceful fins, ancient Asian cultures believed that goldfish bring happiness and prosperity, and, as a result, they have been depicted as symbols of good luck, whether as motifs on period textiles, ceramics, paintings, lacquer ware, toys and other common household items. In modern Japan, goldfish images are still widely used to decorate yukata (informal summer kimono), towels, folding fans, and even business cards.
One of today\'s most popular attractions at Japanese summer festivals is the game of kingyo-sukui, or goldfish scooping, a pastime that originated as an amusement in the Edo period (17th century).
KANAZAWA HAKU TECHNIQUE:
The highest level of craftsmanship has been generously poured into these fountain pens in magnificently decorating them with Gold fish body. The use of 14K makes the tip of the pen firm and resilient, instead of making it too soft. Special attention is also given to the thickness of the pen tip: the base of the tip is thin and becomes thicker toward the end of the tip, which provides the tip with a perfect balance between appropriate resilience and the ease of writing.
The comfort of writing without the application of much pressure on the tip has been pursued and brought to a reality as a result of data analysis of about 30,000 writing materials. Meticulous efforts are focused on the materialization of the ease of grip and comfort of writing.
Kanazawa foil, a 400-year old Kanazawa tradition
Kanazawa accounts for more than 98% of all gold foil production in Japan. Gold leaf is used in a variety of crafts, such as lacquerware and ceramics, as well as in temples and shrines with high historical value, such as Kinkaku-ji and Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Gold foil has been developed the most among the 36 types of traditional craft techniques passed down from the time of the first Kaga feudal lord, Toshiie Maeda. Noh and tea ceremonies were frequently held as part of the domain\'s cultural incentives which led to the development of traditional crafts. It is said that the persevering \"artisan spirt\" fostered by climate, topography, and the Hokuriku region itself is also a main factor for the development of gold foil.
THE GLOW OF THE PIECE, TO BE BORN
The gold leaf is about one ten- thousandth of 1-2 mm. It is about 2g (about half of the 10-yen coin) money is extended to the limit of thin tatami single minute. To extend to the extreme thickness and excellent craftsmanship that was charged with making the paper is said to affect the gold has all the elements needed for making gold and climate. Over 400 years since the days when millions of Kaga stone has been inherited in the land of Kanazawa, we introduce the creation of gold.
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On Mar-23-18 at 20:18:04 PDT, seller added the following information:On Mar-24-18 at 15:27:19 PDT, seller added the following information:PLATINUM KANAZAWA HAKU-Gold Leaf Makie Gold Fish Body 18K Gold Nib Fountain Pen:
$78.00