Hirai Woodworking Lacquer Unshu Series Fountain Pen handmade usually rhodiated

usually rhodiated

Variants include solid black urushi

One of the advantages of having a nail nib or an integrated nib is the enhanced strength and integrity of the nib

and understated elegance in a daily timepiece

Hirai Woodworking Lacquer Unshu Series Fountain Pen handmade usually rhodiatedDetails Hirai Shikkiten Hirai Shikkiten is a boutique lacquer atelier with roots stretching back to the postwar era, quietly operating in the historic Kiso region where Japans finest urushi craftsmanship has been nurtured for centuries. Unlike larger workshops, Hirai Shikkiten has always remained intentionally smalloften producing only a handful of pens at a timebecause every piece is made entirely by hand, using natural urushi tapped from Japanese