{"product_id":"sailor-iro-miyabi-fountain-pen-usukou","title":"Sailor Iro-Miyabi Fountain Pen - Usukou - Limited Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ProductEyecatch__descriptionText\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSailor Iro-Miyabi Fountain Pen - Usukou - Limited Edition. U\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003esukou, \"light scent\" or incense, is obtained from fragrant wood and was very popular during Japan's Heian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in Japan in December 2020, Sailor Iro-Miyabi Fountain Pens are handcrafted using the traditional lacquer technique called Ishime-nuri. The body of these fountain pens are oversize and has identical dimensions to Sailor's 1911 King of Pen. \u003cem\u003eIro\u003c\/em\u003e in Japanese means \"color\" and the character for \u003cem\u003eMiyabi\u003c\/em\u003e can translate to \"beauty,\" \"elegant,\" and \"graceful\" so the name Iro-Miyabi literally translates to \"beautiful colors.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe urushi master who created Sailor's Iro-Miyabi Fountain Pens is Isana Kobayashi, who has worked with urushi techniques for over thirty years in Kaga City, Japan in the Ishikawa Prefecture, where many of Japan's urushi artists practice today. Utilizing the Ishime-nuri technique, which starts off with a thin application of urushi lacquer followed by a sprinkling of charcoal powder or urushi powder, which is left to cure, then polished repeatedly, the resulting body of Iro-Miyabi pens are a unique expression of smooth polished layers of urushi over the individual textured grains of sprinkled charcoal powder. Underneath all the layers of urushi, Iro-Miyabi pens are made of ebonite, giving the pens a light feel for their overall large size. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn May 2023, Sailor's Iro-Miyabi fountain pens were presented to the heads of the G7 countries and international organizations at the G7 Hiroshima Summit. The initials of each world leader were engraved on the nibs. The pens, which come in traditionally significant Japanese colors were gifts representing Japan's beauty and grace, handmade with a Japanese craft perfected over centuries.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in December 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21k KOP gold nib (two-tone)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill Mechanism: Cartridge\/converter (Sailor proprietary) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eComes with a converter and a cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes in a Paulownia wood box and Sanada string\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote that these\u003cspan\u003e pens are designed not to be posted to protect the urushi lacquer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yosekastationery.mom\/collections\/sailor-iro-miyabi\"\u003eSailor Iro-Miyabi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength (capped): 15.4 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 32 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. He was inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan—first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1970s, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, \"Candy,\" that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn 1981, Sailor decided to go in the opposite direction from their \"Candy\" pen and began focusing on producing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed for specific writing purposes such as writing musical notes to one that is best for character writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sailor","offers":[{"title":"Medium","offer_id":44971686691029,"sku":".GP\/10-1584-417\/discontinued-usa","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Broad","offer_id":44971686723797,"sku":".GP\/10-1584-617\/discontinued-usa","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1717\/0621\/files\/DSC_4261_1517e8f9-6dfb-409e-b122-cbd8ddc5c3c0.jpg?v=1699130449","url":"https:\/\/yosekastationery.mom\/products\/sailor-iro-miyabi-fountain-pen-usukou","provider":"Yoseka Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}