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Originally Posted by Bisquitlips
That looks incredible! And expensive!!!!!!
!!!!!
Who is the artist?
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Don't know yet.
It is an interesting pen, much like the Pilot Custom 845 Vermilion in that I find it difficult to call great but oh so close.
On the good side as expected from Danitrio the maki-e work is excellent.
The size is the shorter format sho-hakkaku that really fits well in my pockets.
But then it just misses.
The nib is nice but prosaic; while the Binder CI nib in the other green Dani is simply fun and giggles to use this one is pretty much boring.
Then there is the urushi. On Danis the maki-e shi also does the base urushi and sometimes the urushi is not quite up to the standards found in my Nakayas and Platinums. The pens still have that hand made individual character that sets them apart from the Sailor and Namiki products but as with this one, under certain light and in certain places like the very ends of the cap and body where it is just urushi I can see application artifacts.
The urushi is great, but not perfect. And the issue I am pointing towards are really, really, really minor.
This pens simply reinforces my belief that for urushi look to Nakaya and Platinum and for maki-e look to Danitrio.