Japan Blue Fountain Pen

Design Concept – “A fountain pen with Japanese taste”

As you see, hold, touch and write with the pen, you can feel exceptional Japanese cultural concept (Wa 和 in Japanese) on JAPAN BLUE and JAPAN RED fountain pen. Our wish is you can really hold the pen on your hand, touch the body and experience the amazing balance of the pen.

The concept of JAPAN fountain pen was designed by group of companies in Oita, Japan, including Oita Made, Nagao Seisakujo and Wancher Inc. Oita is also hometown of Wancher inc.

From the design, the color shade to the material, the technique used to produce the pen, they all depict true Japanese taste. Japanese tradtional color (purplish blue and purple red) are chosen, then created by using true Japanese traditional material – natural indigo (天然藍) and natural Purple Red (紫鉱).

Following that, Japanese traditional hammering technique (Tankin 鍛金 in Japanese) which was used to create the traditional Samurai’s sword guard (Tsuba 鍔 in Japanese) is applied to create the body of JAPAN BLUE and JAPAN RED fountain pen.

Natural color and material – the 1st time in Japan

The special Japanese traditional colors you see on JAPAN BLUE and JAPAN RED fountain pen is created by a traditional technique which is much more complicated than normal method such as pigment dye.

For JAPAN BLUE, indigo trees have red flower buds, we must immediately harvest them and use them as material to anodize Aluminum. With this technique, the color of the body of JAPAN BLUE fountain pen gets very tough and will not change over time as other material. This is the first time a fountain pen is made with this technique in Japan.

For JAPAN RED, Purple Red is a traditional dye that is much loved throughout Japan's history. In fact, until now, you can still observe this shade in textiles, preserved in heritage sites such as Horyuji Temple or The Shosoin Repository - The Imperial Household Agency.

The body color changes depending on the degree of light.

Technique from Hammering Samurai’s sword guard

JAPAN BLUE fountain pen is inspired by Japanese traditional Samurai’s sword guard (Tsuba 鍔 in Japanese).

In Edo spirit, sword guards were always decorated with high class traditional arts or techniques such as Urushi, Maki-e…

Among all the arts, one technique is Japanese traditional hammering technique (Tankin 鍛金 in Japanese). This technique is applied to create the fascinating and unique texture on the surface of the body of JAPAN BLUE fountain pen.

Hold the pen in your hand, you can feel Japanese history.

Shape & Material

Japan Blue fountain pen comes in Professional Gear shape but the size is bigger than normal Professional Gear and Professional Gear Slim.

Featured with Sailor 14K gold rhodium plated nib, the pen is available in Fine and Medium nib size for you to choose.

Details

A collaboration model by Wancher Inc., Nagao Seisakusho Co.,Ltd and Oita Made Co.,Ltd.

Barrel: Aluminum Blue

Grip: PMMA resin, Black

Cap: Aluminum Blue

Cap mechanism: Screw

Trim / Clip: Rhodium plated

Nib: 14K Gold Rhodium plated Nib / Tip size: Fine, Medium

Diameter: 13/15 mm / 0.51/0.59 inches (cap)

Length: 133.29 mm / 5.25 inches (cap closed), 163 mm / 6.42 inches (cap posted)

Weight: 45 g / 1.59 oz approx.