Nakaya Blues

[laserlight]

I thought that by "Nakaya Blues" you meant that you were feeling down concerning your Nakaya. Far from it!

[parnesh]

This a terrible pic, but don't let the piccolo long fool you it is big pen not heavy at all just fat and feels really good in the hand..... oh I don't have a Neo, but there isn't much taper in this model it feels like a 139 in the hand.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/mikefarha/IMG_0124_zpsb69e09a9.jpg

 

Funny you say that. I think a 139 would be the perfect pen for me. Alas I don't have one. This might be a good substitute. Needs a 149 nib though

[ethernautrix]

Very pretty!

[sarahfar]

You definitely need one, would look great among your beauties..... ha ha.....

 

Best,

Mike

[ethernautrix]

I just remember Ricky's rainbow of Nakayas and pretend they're mine. Hahaha. Stop tempting me, tempter!

[sarahfar]

That makes me laugh tempter, that's a nice way of putting. How many times have accused my buddy Bryant of being the Pen Pimp. Hmmm Nakaya pimp? I like it....

 

Best,

Mike

[ddyager]

Lovely pen, and the comparison photo with the Naka-ai is particularly interesting and helpful.

I'm also drawn to the range of Nakaya pastel colors. I recently got a light purple Neo Standard as a counterpoint to my Shobu dark purple Naka-ai. I'm also tempted by some of the yellow hues.

Only just starting to learn about Japanese pens, I was wondering if there are 'traditional' Japanese fountain pen colors. Is Nakaya expanding their color palette in a more modern way, or are the light purples and blues, etc. part of the Japanese tradition?

[sarahfar]

I think a lot of the colors are special order. If you go to Nakaya.org, you get the listing of the in stock colors, but I believe these are traditional colors. John at nibs.com has a really cool series of pastels including a pink in the naka ai. I can't remember the name in Japanese.

 

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[dannyboy]

That color is so subtle--I think I'd spend a long time just studying it. Congratulations on another superb Nakaya! How about a new posting of all your Nakayas together along with the nibs described (maybe a posting of writing by each??).

[brahe]

The pink color is called Toki-iro.

[jrobert6]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/mikefarha/IMG_0122_zps2c1cb8db.jpg

 

Maybe this captures a little or slightly better. It is more blue grey with a touch of mint. It is very refined and very subtle, hard to pick up for a mess like me. Anyway it is very cool and the long vision feels very nice and hefty.

 

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Gorgeous. I have a vintage Conway Stewart in a similar color (I call it duck's egg blue).

[sarahfar]

I said is where I meant isn't in the initial here. It isn't Ama Iro. This Mizu color is really something else. It is a pastel and the more I use it the more it is quickly becoming my favorite. And that is from someone who has never been a big pastel person. But it is light and has kind of a grayish blue pale green quality. it is very mysterious and allusive. The pics don't capture it, but it isn't sky blue and I can't explain it.

 

Yeah I have seen the pink and it take a lot to resist it after this.....

 

And maybe that is a good description duck egg with the added thing that it is pale. I tried to capture this kind of green gray hue coming off it again but the iPhone just doesn't do it.

 

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Edited September 1, 2014 by sarahfar