Technique：Togidashi-Taka Maki-e
Article number：FNF60M-TU
Nib size：18K two-toned gold #50 Medium (M)
Artist Signature：Yasunori Sakamoto
Year：2003
The Emperor Collection is Namiki’s highest ranking series. Exquisitely crafted using traditional Japanese Maki-e techniques, such as Togidashi Taka Maki-e, Rankaku and Raden, the pen is hand-crafted by a skilled artisan Yasunori Sakamoto in a process that takes over four months to complete. Basically the Artist textures the white rabbit fur through Rankaku-nuri, a painstaking method of using crushed eggshells that are arranged like miniature mosaic fragments. The reflections of the moonlight on foliage are emphasised by strategically selecting leaves for raden, an inlay using mother-of-pearl shells. The pen is fitted with a fine Medium (M) 18ct gold nib imprinted with Mt. Fuji in a white platinum wash and the Namiki pentagon. Includes original wooden box, outer packaging, booklet and pipette. This pen employs an eyedropper filling system. Near mint condition
NAMIKI Lapin au clair de lune, stylo plume de la collection Empereur, en ébonite noire revêtue de laque japonaise urushi.
Les lapins sont en rankaku-nuri (travail de la coquille d’œufs), desmodiums en raden et hira-maki-e d’or et iro-urushi, la lune sur le capuchon en togidashi-maki-e d’or, fond du stylo en laque nashiji.
Plume en or 18 carats n°50 moyenne, système de remplissage au compte-gouttes.
Le lapin blanc est un personnage de la mythologie japonaise aussi bien que de la littérature occidentale et symbole de fécondité.
