Sailor King of Pens Umesaki Ebonite Limited Edition Naginata Togi Fountain Pen

Sailor King of Pens Umesaki Ebonite Limited Edition Naginata Togi Fountain Pen

Crafted employing the coloured ebonite “Chirashi (scattering)” technique and the 21K gold Naginata Togi nib, past editions KAIHA, KOUEN, RYOKKYOU, SEKKEI, SYOKEI and MOUKO will now be joined by a 7th edition.

This year, we add UMESAKI to the growing collection of colored ebonite fountains equipped with our signature 21K gold KOP Naginata Togi nib.

The colour of UMESAKI is inspired by Hiroshige Utagawa’s masterpiece “Plum Estate in Kameido (Kameido Umeyashiki)” published in the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” series of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints.

Hiroshige created this piece in his last year of life, and during the Edo period, it travelled overseas and was reproduced by Vincent van Gogh in 1887 in a work titled “Flowering Plum Tree”, a testament to how Hiroshige’s art was deeply admired not only in Japan but across the world. Ingenious use of perspective gave this piece spatial depth, creating a rich visual experience.

Hiroshige Utagawa (1797-1858): Renowned Ukiyo-e artist of latter Edo period. Born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1797, he trained in the Utagawa school of Ukiyo-e art, beginning with portraits of Kabuki actors and Samurai warriors. Later on in his career, he was influenced by Hokusai Katsushika and turned to landscape portrayal. His lyrical expressions of landscapes published in compilations such as “The 53 Stations of Tokaido”, “The 69 Stations of Kisokaido” and “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”, created a new genre of Ukiyo-e art.

Sailor Pen’s UMESAKI brings to life, the inspiration of “Plum Estate in Kameido” with a pink base and the use of white Chirashi material to represent plum blossoms, as well as gray and black to represent the tree trunk and branches.

This pen is in a limited edition of only 500 pens worldwide, each pen is individually numbered.  

Filling Mechanisms: Cartridge/Converter (ink converter included)

Nib: 21K Gold
Size: ø20×152.1 mm
Weight: 36.2g
Nib Grade: Naginata Togi Medium