Sailor For Ishida Bungu Hakodate Gagome "brown Algae"

[white_lotus]

This is another of the Sailor store exclusive inks. This ink is made especially for a small store on the northern island of Hokkaido. The inks for this store are all themed for special foods and places of Hokkaido. One of them is based on the Hakodate gagome seaweed. There are other seaweeds that are considered "better" and this seaweed was something of a castoff. It was a bothersome pest. Then a businessman and seaweed harvester decided he was going to do something about this seaweed and show how it could be used and eaten.

 

And he harvested the seaweed, and through proper processing perfected it, and promoted it so that people were willing to try it. And he succeeded! So now this is the special seaweed of Hokkaido.

 

This ink was sent to me as a sample gift from an FPN member. I wasn't sure if I'd like it. I worried that it would be too light as an ink. But that has not been a problem. This ink shades so very nicely. A really beautiful brownish-green. A soft muted color that is easy on the eyes. As always with Sailor, the inks are a bit wet, and rarely have any problems with hard starts, skipping, and the like.

 

Because of the great distance of Hokkaido from the major cities, this ink is quite difficult to come by. And often more expensive as there is extra shipping involved. But there is something quite special here.

 

I hope these pictures do justice to the ink.

 

This image seems to show the ink towards the greenish side.

 

Again shown towards the greenish side. And darker than in reality.

 

The waterfastness test:

 

If I can get images that show off the brownish side I'll post those as well.

[jasonchickerson]

This looks a lot like Herbin's Lie de Thé. Can I request a swab comparison? Thanks for the great writeup!

[white_lotus]

Sorry but I don't do swabs. But there may be a sample of Lie de Thé here. Yes! In the vial it doesn't look anything like the Sailor ink as it lacks the distinct green undertone. A brief comparison will be forthcoming.

[jasonchickerson]

Sorry but I don't do swabs. But there may be a sample of Lie de Thé here. Yes! In the vial it doesn't look anything like the Sailor ink as it lacks the distinct green undertone. A brief comparison will be forthcoming.

 

Thanks, I look forward to it.

[white_lotus]

Hopefully this link works...

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/288761-j-herbin-lie-de-tie-vs-sailor-ishida-bungu-hakodate-gagome/

[amberleadavis]

Here's one of White Lotus' pictures.

 

[amberleadavis]

WL, this is a wonderful review!!!! Thank you.

[white_lotus]

Thank you! I didn't put any comparison photos here because there's a whole different place for those! Glad you put one here because it helps show the color better.

[Frank C]

Thanks for the review. I like most of the Sailor exclusive inks that I've seen so far. Too bad they are so difficult to obtain.

[visvamitra]

Nice one.

[haruka337]

Goodness, after looking at a couple of reviews on this small ink line (from you), I'm sold.

 

Thank you for the reviews!

[Tas]

Loving the larger images from you, they show off all your hard work so much better . . .

[Iittala]

Nice review. It definitely is an ink with a seaweed colour.

The comparison with Lie de thé is very helpfull as it shows the green tinge more clearly.

[mmg122]

Beautiful ink! Excellent review. Thanks.

[white_lotus]

Thanks everyone. It's a pleasure to share my experiences with these inks with you.

[fireant]

Love this review thank you!