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Sailor Shikiori Tama-tebako Ink - 20mL Bottle

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The latest releasesĀ from the Sailor Shikiori Inks areĀ inspired by traditional JapaneseĀ fairy tales that associates withĀ theĀ four seasons respectively. They are also designed as companion inks to theĀ Shikiori Pro Gear Slim Fairy Tale series. The four fairy tale ink colors include: Tama-tebako(ēŽ‰ę‰‹ē®±), Kasasagi(éµ²), Sube-rakashi(åž‚é«Ŗ), and Kazakiri-bane(é¢Øåˆ‡ē¾½).Ā 



ā€˜Tamatebako(ēŽ‰ę‰‹ē®±)’ stands for ā€˜jeweled hand box’, which is a treasure box given to Urashima TaroĀ from the princess of the Dragon Palace. The subdued navy reminds people of theĀ fantasyĀ Urashima Taro experienced underwater.


ā€˜Kasasagi(éµ²)’ means magpie, which represents the magpie bridge whereĀ Shokujo(Vega Star) is supposed to meet Kengyu(Herdboy Star) on Tanabata festival every summer. The dark teal perfectly interprets the feather colors of the flock.


ā€˜Sube-rakashi(åž‚é«Ŗ)’ stands for dangling hair, and the ink color illustrates the scene when moonlight glistens on the hair of Princess Kaguya, the princess foundĀ inĀ a shining bamboo stalk, and eventually returned to her otherworldly palaceĀ on Moon Festival.


ā€˜Kazakiri-bane(é¢Øåˆ‡ē¾½)’ embodiesĀ the tale ā€˜Crane's Return of a Favor’ and symbolizes the feather color of the departing craneĀ on aĀ winter day.Ā 

About Sailor:

Sailor 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. HeĀ 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.

In the 1970's, 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.

In 1981, SailorĀ decided to go in the opposite direction from their "Candy" pen and began focusing onĀ 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 forĀ specificĀ writing purposesĀ such as writing musical notes toĀ one that is best for character writing.




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Ā 

The latest releasesĀ from the Sailor Shikiori Inks areĀ inspired by traditional JapaneseĀ fairy tales that associates withĀ theĀ four seasons respectively. They are also designed as companion inks to theĀ Shikiori Pro Gear Slim Fairy Tale series. The four fairy tale ink colors include: Tama-tebako(ēŽ‰ę‰‹ē®±), Kasasagi(éµ²), Sube-rakashi(åž‚é«Ŗ), and Kazakiri-bane(é¢Øåˆ‡ē¾½).Ā 



ā€˜Tamatebako(ēŽ‰ę‰‹ē®±)’ stands for ā€˜jeweled hand box’, which is a treasure box given to Urashima TaroĀ from the princess of the Dragon Palace. The subdued navy reminds people of theĀ fantasyĀ Urashima Taro experienced underwater.


ā€˜Kasasagi(éµ²)’ means magpie, which represents the magpie bridge whereĀ Shokujo(Vega Star) is supposed to meet Kengyu(Herdboy Star) on Tanabata festival every summer. The dark teal perfectly interprets the feather colors of the flock.


ā€˜Sube-rakashi(åž‚é«Ŗ)’ stands for dangling hair, and the ink color illustrates the scene when moonlight glistens on the hair of Princess Kaguya, the princess foundĀ inĀ a shining bamboo stalk, and eventually returned to her otherworldly palaceĀ on Moon Festival.


ā€˜Kazakiri-bane(é¢Øåˆ‡ē¾½)’ embodiesĀ the tale ā€˜Crane's Return of a Favor’ and symbolizes the feather color of the departing craneĀ on aĀ winter day.Ā 

About Sailor:

Sailor 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. HeĀ 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.

In the 1970's, 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.

In 1981, SailorĀ decided to go in the opposite direction from their "Candy" pen and began focusing onĀ 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 forĀ specificĀ writing purposesĀ such as writing musical notes toĀ one that is best for character writing.




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