Sailor (Kingdom Note) Nipponia Nippon (Crested Ibis)

[lgsoltek]

This is Nipponia nippon, from the Kingdom Note bird series.

 

Nipponia nippon, aka Crested Ibis or Toki, looks like this: (random Google image search)

http://orientalbirdimages.org/images/data/crested_ibis_05731.jpg

 

The ink itself is a gorgeous bright red, with an orange tint.

 

Splash

 

 

Writing samples

The ink is wet and smooth. Minimal shading. It's so bright that it pops out the page.

 

 

Sheen

You may have seen the crazy golden sheen in the splash. In normal writing (and on ordinary paper) it's less prominent. On non-absorbant onion-skin paper it's gorgeous.

 

 

Comparison

With my other reds.

 

 

And it's a perfect match for demonstrators:

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2015 by Lgsoltek

[DonLeone]

Now that's one pretty red!

 

How's staining? Does it stain?

[lgsoltek]

Now that's one pretty red!

 

How's staining? Does it stain?

 

I don't have a chance to test that yet but I don't think it stains.

[Venator]

I went hunting for this gorgeous ink as soon as I saw this post! But I was not able to find it for less than $40US shipped a bottle and that's so hard to justify. Are these inks limited edition? Is there a better place to buy them or is $40 as good as it gets?

 

Thanks for another fantastic review.

[MCWB]

$40 each is about as good as it gets unless you can buy multiple bottles or buy in person.

[Uncial]

That is a nice red. I've been waiting on someone reviewing this so that I could see what it looks like, so thank you. The pic here makes it look very bright - is it as bright in real life?

[saskia_madding]

I do like this one, but I personally prefer Sankodo's Osu red, which is just a tiny bit darker, but that tiny bit gives the ink a real depth that I feel this one lacks. I'm not selling my bottle as samples, but I didn't buy a back up of this one either.

 

Of course, I don't have onionskin paper. This ink does look LOVELY in your onionskin shots.

[jasonchickerson]

Other than the gold sheen, this one looks surprisingly one-dimensional (compare to Diamine Poppy Red), like it comprises a single dye. Too bad, because I'd love an alternative to Rouge Hematite, and for a moment, I thought this was it.

[lgsoltek]

Other than the gold sheen, this one looks surprisingly one-dimensional (compare to Diamine Poppy Red), like it comprises a single dye. Too bad, because I'd love an alternative to Rouge Hematite, and for a moment, I thought this was it.

 

You are exactly right! One-dimensional, that's the word I've been looking for to describe this ink.

[lgsoltek]

That is a nice red. I've been waiting on someone reviewing this so that I could see what it looks like, so thank you. The pic here makes it look very bright - is it as bright in real life?

 

Maybe not as bright as the scan shows but it's quite.