Books

(Check with specialist Japanese bookstores like Kinokuniya, Asahiya, YesAsia or Amazon Japan in your search for the following books.)
  • FURUYAMA, Koichi. Masters of the Fountain Pens of Japan. EI Publishing Company Ltd. 2006. 367p. Japanese. ISBN 477790508X.
  • LAMBROU, Andreas. Fountain Pens of the World. 1995. English. ISBN 0302006680.
  • LYN, Bernard. Maki-e, an Art for the Soul (The Danitrio Maki-e Collection). Dani International Corp. 2003. 255p. English. ISBN 9579403074.
  • MURAKAMI, Tomihiro. Dunhill-Namiki and Lacquer Pens. 2002. (2nd Edition) / 1st Edition: Shibunsha. 2000. English. Out of print.
  • NAKAZONO, Hiroshi. The Fountain Pens of the World. 1985, 2001. 190p. Japanese. ISBN 4062020874 / 4898061397.
  • OVERBURY, Stephen and Julia Hutt. Namiki: The Art of Japanese Pens. 2000. 160p. English. ISBN 0968643507.
  • SUNAMI, Masamichi and FURUYAMA Koichi. The Fountain Pen Chronicle (Fountain Pen's History Writing Materials Archives). EI Publishing Company Ltd. 2007. 384p. Japanese. ISBN 9784777908134.
  • SUNAMI, Masamichi. The 101 Pen's Collection of M. Sunami. Hankyu Communications Ltd. 2006. 214p. Japanese. ISBN 4484062216.

Mooks

(Mooks are large size magazine books sold in Japan.)
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 1, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2004, ISBN 4777901599. (Focus is on modern pens of the world with strong emphasis on Japanese pens.)
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 2, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2004, ISBN 4777902226.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 3, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2005, ISBN 4777903265.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 4, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2005, ISBN 4777904318.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 5, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2006, ISBN 4777904997.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 6, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2006, ISBN 4777906671.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 7, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2007, ISBN 4777907496.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 8, EI Publishing Co., Ltd, 2007, ISBN 4777908496.
  • Shumi no Bungubako, Vol. 9, EI Publishing Co., Ltd. 2007, ISBN 4777909094.
  • Japanese Fountain Pen Catalogue, Rikuyosha Co., Ltd. 2004, ISBN 4897375053. (Catalogue of pens made in Japan. Excellent sections on custom pens and pens designed by Mr. Nagahara.)
  • Pen & Letter: Fountain Pen Style (W512), World Photo Press, 2005, ISBN 484652512. (Modern pens of the world with sections on Japanese pens.)
  • Pen & Letter: Fountain Pen Style 2 (W567), World Photo Press, 2006, ISBN 4864525678.
  • Pen & Letter: Fountain Pen Style 3 (W629), World Photo Press, 2007, ISBN 4864526291.
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