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The Swiss Caran d'Ache has presented its new limited edition (made previously Ganesh and Buddha). These are the images of Shiva Caran d'Ache, Tribute to the Gods

 

http://www.estilograficas.org/imagenes/firmas/carandache/ediciones-limitadas/Caran-d-ache-Shiva/Caran-d-ache-Shiva-0.jpg

 

http://www.estilograficas.org/imagenes/firmas/carandache/ediciones-limitadas/Caran-d-ache-Shiva/Caran-d-ache-Shiva-1.jpg

 

http://www.estilograficas.org/imagenes/firmas/carandache/ediciones-limitadas/Caran-d-ache-Shiva/Caran-d-ache-Shiva-2.jpg

 

http://www.estilograficas.org/imagenes/firmas/carandache/ediciones-limitadas/Caran-d-ache-Shiva/Caran-d-ache-Shiva-3.jpg

 

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Working your way through the pantheon of Hindu deities is quite a good wheeze for a limited edition - this one could run for quite some time :happyberet: .

 

Actually, quite hideous - reminiscent of the sort of thing one might pop into a plastic bag on an early morning walk with Towser. I didn't realise that Caran d'Ache were into limited editions, but I suppose they can't resist.

 

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Is Shiva the god of death? I think I remember hearing it when watching a movie. :embarrassed_smile:

 

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Stunning... but....

... number 1: could I ever afford it?

... number 2: does it write well, too?

 

Hmm

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Is Shiva the god of death? I think I remember hearing it when watching a movie. :embarrassed_smile:

 

Jeremy

Interesting Shiva is also the 7 days of morning in the Jewish faith after a man is barried.

Respect to all

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please allow me to say...

brrrrrrr

quite unattractive to me.

Help? Why am I buying so many fountain pens?

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I don't know how anyone writes with so much filigree on a pen. I would think by the end of a letter your hand would be bleeding. Perfect, I suppose, for Lord Shiva, the Destroyer.

 

Shiva is the God of destruction, but what most Westerners do not understand is that what he destroys is the ego, and the destruction precedes a new era or age. He is often pictured as half man half woman, because Shiva is Everything. The dancing Shiva, or Nataraj, is a metaphor for the dance of the atoms of the universe. Each different dance, each different speed of dance results in different things. One dance and Shiva is your finger, another and He is the motion of your finger, another and he is a pen, and on and on, covering all existence. The fascinating thing about Shivaism and the ancient texts of the Vedas, the Mahabharata, including the Gita, is that it is a perfect metaphor for quantum physics. God is the space between the molecules, the energy that holds the universe together.

 

Ganesh is a perfect subject for a pen, as he is the one who transcribed the Baghavad Gita, using his tusk to write with. Indian deities are an intriguing subject for pens, but I hope Caran realizes, if they are going to keep it up, that there are 10,000 gods in the Hindu pantheon. I guess we won't get to see the whole collection. Maybe in our 100th life from this one?

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wow.

somebody at the design dept has had a mental meltdown.

from the looks of it maybe even the whole department, and the marketing dept, and the top management, and the quality control.

 

it's really constantly surprising how too much money (in this case on part of the design team) destroys good taste (usually on part of the consumer).

 

it reminds me of visconti's recent celebrations of the christian and jewish bibles. different design, same bad design judgment.

 

comedy all the way :notworthy1:

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Stunning... but....

... number 1: could I ever afford it?

... number 2: does it write well, too?

 

Hmm

 

 

....number 3: is it comfortable in the hand?

....number 4: will the weight rip my shirt pocket clean off? or will it merely cause early arthritis from constant cramped fingers?

Pedro

 

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Kali is the god of death, Shiva is the "top" god or "supreme" god.

 

As sculpture, it's quite impressive and dense . . . so it is something you could hold and stare at, turning in your hands, endlessly interesting--as an art piece.

 

As a pen, I would think it would be quite uncomfortable to hold and it seems more of a presentation piece than a true writing instrument.

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If you ask me, they should grind it down and turn Shiva into a shiv. It would be more useful.

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Yama is the god of death. Thanks for sharing, I personally liked this Shiva pen, it shows the various episodes from popular Hindu mythology (birth of the holy Ganges river etc.) and some forms(aspects of) Shiva.

 

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Hari

 

 

 

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did anyone find the price - just curious - it reminds of of some of the Grayson Tighe pens (also over the top)

Thanks,

 

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Kali is the god of death, Shiva is the "top" god or "supreme" god.

Well, Kali's definitely the death and destruction type, but she's generally seen as someone involving time and change, often uncomfortable change. She does have a maternal aspect that's often overlooked. She doesn't fit in a neat Western pigeonhole. There is a serious group devoted to Her worship in San Francisco.

 

Personally, I don't think it's more over-the-top than most pens I've seen depicting Asian iconography, including some of the maki-e pens. Were I a follower of Shiva, I might be inclined to get one, though really this AP limited edition of Durga is more to my personal taste:

 

http://www.aplimitededitions.com/images/img-products/pens-le-ninenights-xlg.jpg

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did anyone find the price - just curious - it reminds of of some of the Grayson Tighe pens (also over the top)

 

Price is 8,500 Euros (total 108) for the FP and 7,500 Euros for the RB (total 55).

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I think, they could have served Hinduism much better.

 

This kind of pens cater for the small market of Sheiks, Oligarchs, Steel Magnates or Banksters, they try to reach the attention of these busy people by trying to scream louder than the numerous competitors, either with tons of diamonds or monstrous designs. :rolleyes:

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QUOTE (Teaos @ May 29 2009, 05:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is Shiva the god of death? I think I remember hearing it when watching a movie. /default/embarrassed_smile.gif

 

Jeremy

Interesting Shiva is also the 7 days of morning in the Jewish faith after a man is barried.

 

 

According to Hinduism, the jobs of Creation, Preservation and Destruction, is done by the Holy Trinity, namely Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva, respectively. Shiva, as lord of death is wrong...the lord of death is Yama...Thanks

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