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Sailor Yama-Dori (Copper Pheasant)


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Officially the full name of this ink is Sailor Jentle Four Seasons Yama-dori (Copper Pheasant). I've had a bottle of this for a while and recently opened it up. Many people adore Yama-dori and rightly so. This is a great deep, blue teal. But if you don't like green-leaning blues, then the color won't be right for you. Handling is excellent as expected from Sailor.

 

Usual papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet, TR=Tomoe River.

 

I believe this ink is noted for having a red sheen, but MvL and Hij don't typically offer much sheen, and I used a F nib here, so not seeing it.

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I don't see what would cause red sheen here at all.

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Not very water resistant at all.

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On not too absorbent paper and in a wet nib, this ink really does sheen like crazy.

 

Thanks for the review of still one of my top three inks. :D

 

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Yep.. that is Yama-Dori.... maybe White_Lotus bottle is defective... ;)

 

 

Just kidding... try it on Tomoe River.. :puddle: :puddle:

 

 

 

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Thanks for the review of one of my favorite inks! I wonder if you looked at your TR sample under a lamp you would see the sheen? Even with your fine nib, I would think it would show up, even if just on the edges of the letters. Thanks again for posting the review.

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Sorry I don't have either of the inks you mention, so can't offer a comparison. Perhaps someone else can say how they differ.

 

Yes there is some sheen on Tomoe River. The nib is fairly stingy, so not as extensive as others obtain.

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I wouldn't say this is deadly accurate for colour, but hopefully it does give the gist for comparison: (Sorry, no Eau de Nil)

 

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I wouldn't say this is deadly accurate for colour, but hopefully it does give the gist for comparison: (Sorry, no Eau de Nil)

 

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That's interesting.

I do have a ml or so of the Syo-Ro and going from your scan, it's much closer to the Yama-Dori rather than your scan of the Syo-Ro.

Thanks for putting it up.

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The swabbed area is a pretty good match, on my screen, to what I have in front of me - the writing, not so much. Syo-ro does go down like Yama-dori, but dries much greener. Although in truth, with the right nib and paper combo, the difference is not as noticeable.

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The swabbed area is a pretty good match, on my screen, to what I have in front of me - the writing, not so much. Syo-ro does go down like Yama-dori, but dries much greener. Although in truth, with the right nib and paper combo, the difference is not as noticeable.

 

Many thanks.

I think I might get a pot of the Sailor one.

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Yama-dori sheens on all papers for me, even with fine nibs.

Yep, fine nib on office xerox paper, sheen. It's nuts.

 

It's way to weak to moisture, though. Very smudgy. I have to be very wary of clammy fingers or even humidity in the air on fully dry writing.

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I hope this helps.

 

Thank you.

 

 

And thank you also. No matter how extensively you search and read, something always stays in hiding. I had missed your comparison.

 

Looking at the scans put up by everybody, I'm wondering if the sample I was sent as Syo-Ro actually was/is Ku-Jaku.

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I wouldn't say this is deadly accurate for colour, but hopefully it does give the gist for comparison: (Sorry, no Eau de Nil)

 

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Osmiroid Rolatip Medium Soft in a dip pen holder. It manages to give a pretty good approximation of an averagely wet fountain pen, but without as much cleaning up - only caveat is it will tend to slightly exaggerate any shading properties.

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