Japanese makie fountain pen

[daizawaguy]

Hand painted in Japan for Parker 2002 series

 

[scotrace]

An extraordinary pen. Very beautiful.

(thread moved to Display Case)

 

[LaMedicine]

It looks like makie from the pic, though I'm not sure. Beautiful.

 

[Twitch]

Just curious, but is something like this pen even meant for actual use? The oils from your hands and friction would wear away even a surface with clear coat. You'd have to plasti-coat it to be safe. [huh]

 

[John in Covina]

I have seen people use the non-painted Urushi pens which use basically the same clear coat on the outside with out problems.

If I remember right the Japanese have food bowls and plates made from the same construction techniques also, so it must be pretty hardy stuff.

 

[LaMedicine]

I have seen people use the non-painted Urushi pens which use basically the same clear coat on the outside with out problems.

If I remember right the Japanese have food bowls and plates made from the same construction techniques also, so it must be pretty hardy stuff.

Yes, that's what I meant by makie. It's a technique for plating gold and silver with Japan-urushi-lacquer.
Lacquer work is quite common here, and as John says, it's part of our daily use table ware.
Chop sticks, miso soup bowls, small serving plates, coasters, large Japanese style lunch boxes, yada yada. The only thing you have to be careful of is to hand wash it gently, and dry with a soft smooth cloth, never ever dishwashers.
Lacquer makes wooden ware very sturdy and waterproof, and lots of lacquer ware have been unearthed during digs of old palace and castle sites.