What Colour Is Iroshizuku Yama-Budo?

[Tanzanite]

I am trying to figure out what colour Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo is. I have been looking at pictures and read reviews. Is is a deep pink, dark red, burgundy och purple ink? Or something else?

[StyloBug33]

I describe it as magenta. The two bottles I have had have both been more bright pink than dark red or purple.

[amberleadavis]

Red Magenta

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Red/slides/2014-Ink_595-Iro_Yama-Budo.jpg

[Chrissy]

I think Magenta describes it perfectly

[Tanzanite]

Thank you! I thought the tsutsuji was magenta. So three pink inks and no burgundy. There is room for development of the Iro ink line.

[amberleadavis]

They describe Momiji as crimson leaves... it's a hot pink.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/slides/2013-Ink_723.jpg

[Tanzanite]

Four pink inks then. No red and no burgundy... That is disappointing.

[inkstainedruth]

I would call it red-violet, myself.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[VivienR]

Its a very interesting color, and I ordered one yesterday, will be at my hand before Christmas if its not lost in a big world, specially our small postal system... I'm really eager to try it out myself the ink, which have its own category.

[sharonspens]

I agree with Amber Lee, this Yama Budo is more magenta going to burgundy (one of my students bought a bottle last week at the Ohio Show, and I grabbed a converter fill of it). it is clearly different from Tsutsuji, which I also own. That one is pink.

[amberleadavis]

I agree with Amber Lee, this Yama Budo is more magenta going to burgundy (one of my students bought a bottle last week at the Ohio Show, and I grabbed a converter fill of it). it is clearly different from Tsutsuji, which I also own. That one is pink.

 

I have yet to try Tsutsuki

[arcadeflow]

I am disappointed too, the Iroshizuku colors are nice, but when I think of them as inks I want to write with, I have a hard time finding something to like. I like Tsuki-Yo and Shin-Kai, the rest I am not sure. I wish they had darker colors too, more options for professional use. Sailor inks are much more interesting, but most of their great inks are store exclusives in Japan, very troublesome.

[conib]

The online photos of yama-budo do not do it justice IMHO. It is a more vibrant color than pictured.

 

I just recently filled a pen for the first time with a sample of this ink and I found myself liking it much more than I expected; only this morning I finally figured out why: it fits my memory of my favorite Crayola crayon color when I was of pre-school age (ca.1960 or so): red-violet.

 

-- Constance

[Tanzanite]

Thank you all for your help. I have concluded that this ink is not for me as I was hoping for a nice burgundy. I saw another thread where it was compared to R&K Alt Bordeaux and I think that is a colour that could be closer to what I am looking for. I have Sailor Oku Yama which is a beautiful colour but it shades far too much for my liking.

[amberleadavis]

YB doesn't shade (though it sheens) and it is close to retinal searing.

[Tanzanite]

It is good to know it does not shade. That makes it more interesting. For now I am using R&K Magenta and just filled my Inoxcrom Wallstreet to bring to work today.

Edited November 24, 2014 by Tanzanite

[mhosea]

I will add that I find Yama Budo to be a little hard to pin down insofar as it looks clearly magenta when just inked up, but it gets darker after it's been in the pen awhile, especially if it's a wet writer. The result is still not what I think of as "burgundy", however, certainly not an old burgundy, more like purple-red wine color, perhaps a young petite sirah.

Edited November 24, 2014 by mhosea

[AlejoPlay]

The color of happiness!

 

(I just got some samples and I don't know what took me so long to try this. Definitely getting a bottle!)

[Yuki.M.B]

Going to have to agree with AlejoPlay on this one.

Recently bought Yama-budo and 3 different iroshizuku blues, blue is my favourite colour in most aspects. However couldn't resist trying YB first and certainly haven't regretted it at all
Obviously this is simply my biased opinion haha. To me it feels almost like writing with a nice red wine, which looks awesome when you give a nicely written letter to someone

Anyway I hope you do find your colour!

Kind regards,

Yuki

[VivienR]

Oh come on, now you all make me more eager... Anyway just two minutes after I ordered my Parker Duofold Black and Pearl got the shipping notification too... Its a sign... Hope YB arrives earlier to be the first for inking one of my dream pen...