Kasumigaura blue

It’s been a while since my last post…I know it probably hasn’t been that long, but it seems like forever for me because I’ve been really busy with mundane everyday stuff so haven’t had time to play with inks or anything else 🙈

Here is a quick one, an old Joyful-2 release that’s no longer available 😬

As usual, they’re on 52g Tomoe River, Midori MD, Graphilo and Paperholic (clockwise from top left).

Close-up of each:

It’s not that special so don’t feel too sad that this is discontinued 😅 the bottle is completely unlabelled and the sticker on the outside of the box is just a homemade DIY printer job, probably from a bubble jet but I won’t try to verify that~

Doroai

Looking for a blue black? How about one that is buttery smooth and has a coppery sheen?

Allow me to bring to your attention this Pen Gallery Hougado offering!

As usual, swatches are clockwise from top left: 52g Tomoe River, Midori, Graphilo, Paperholic

Close ups:

You’ll be relieved to know that I don’t have a story about this crazy sheener, I was just shopping for Uranari Green from the same store and knew I needed this one (amongst others), clicked buy and emptied my wallet 😬

I recommend a dry writer to go with this ink if you want to bring out the blue, otherwise you’d be writing with all sheen over a rather dark base.

Matsushima Blue

The shop “Office Vendor“, aka Bungu no Mori (文具の杜 – stationery forest, not to be confused with the Bungu no Mori near Osaka) in Sendai, Japan has a range of highly sought after inks called “Mori no Shiki” (杜の四季 – Four seasons of the forest). They are very difficult to come by as they are no longer sold online and have to be purchased in person, and each time the store restocks, it is only a selection of the entirely range, in small batches that often sell out within the day. To buy these you probably need to be in Sendai for a good while and keep a close eye on the shop news, and camp out 😬

The fountain pen community is full of awesome people, I have managed to get my paws on a few of these through a very generous friend who is also heavily into inks, whom I’ve yet to meet in person!

The labels in this range are all very pretty and definitely add to the overall desirability of these inks.