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NAMIKI
EMPEROR No. 50
CARP ON WATERFALL
Fountain pen
Namiki 18K two-toned gold #50 Size Medium (M) Nib
Article number: FNF60M-KT-M
Maki-E Artist: Hyakusen Murata
The Emperor Collection is Namiki’s
highest ranking series.
An outstanding pen of impressive size and appearance. A carp, a symbol of prosperity, makes its way confidently through the
natural world in this pen created by artisan Hyakusen Murata in togidashi maki-e with raden
inlays. The carp's journey through a watery cataract, in a soothing
landscape of rock, hanging vines and sand, seems to offer zen commentary
on the fortunes of time and tide.
In The Four Seasons of Namiki, Christophe Larquemin writes of this pen: "Taki-Nobori,
carp in the waterfall, is a symbol of courage, one of the virtues most
venerated in Japan. It is said that fish that have braved death from
exhaustion swimming up river become dragons. The verticality of the
design gives great power to the scene in which a relentless struggle
between the fish and the waterfall unfolds. This bronze and copper
coloured Emperor has literally conquered the small world of collectors
who, already in possession of several goldfish, rushed to stores to
catch this carp."
The Carp on Waterfall design displays the beauty of multi-colored abalone shells in Raden lacquering style. The abalone is delicately set in multiple layers of lacquer in order to create an overall feeling of depth and dimension.
This pen employs an eyedropper filling system.
It is fitted with a size 50 18kt gold Medium (M) nib
imprinted with Mt. Fuji
emblem and
presented in a paulounia wooden box with outer box, sealed ink bottle
(black), Namiki use and care guide, Pilot Namiki product registration
Card, booklet, Certificate of Authenticity, Namiki Emperor Collection Instructions and artisan autographed paper
(Hyakusen Murata).
Mint condition.
NAMIKI Carpe dans la casade: stylo plume Empereur, en ébonite revêtue de laque japonaise urushi. Carpe en taka-maki-e d'argent et d'or et shu-urushi, décor aquatique en ira-maki-e et incrustation kiragane, fond en nashiji et hira-maki-e d'or. Plume en or 18 carats moyenne, système de remplissage au compte-gouttes. Dans son coffret.
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We
use only high quality materials such as double wall cardboard boxes,
extra large buble wrap, polypropylene packaging tape, pvc pipe with high
resistance.
Shipment is guaranteed within 24 hours after receiving payment.
We have had some problems our traditional shipping methods (lost packages, major slowdown in delivery) so we decided to move to Fedex Priority Service.
So,
the shipping costs are now slightly more expensive (between $45 and
$100 depending on destination country, volume and weight of the parcel)
but the service is greatly better.
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