Sailor Kop Urushi Red Repair

[Dutchpen]

Hi,

 

I have a sailor KOP in urushi red but the cap is damaged unfortunately.

 

Does anyone have any experiences with sailor repair of this kind of repairs?

 

Thanks!

Lennard

Edited July 12, 2018 by Dutchpen

[Sakura FP Gallery]

I suppose it can be fixed but you will always notice a colour difference. It will take quite some time before it will be back.

[MartinPauli]

I would try a "kintsugi" style repair, fill it with black urushi to have a sort of Negoro lacquer or a gold repair. As Catherine writes the color of a newly lacquered part will never match the color of the pen.

[Sakura FP Gallery]

I would try a "kintsugi" style repair, fill it with black urushi to have a sort of Negoro lacquer or a gold repair. As Catherine writes the color of a newly lacquered part will never match the color of the pen.

 

That would be an interesting repair ! It is a bit of a mind switch here in Europe but it would add a certain extra to the pen.

[MartinPauli]

I also think so

[jar]

Another possibility would be a contrasting color replacement crown.

[Dutchpen]

The kintsugi repair would be interesting indeed but I think I will contact Sailor to see what they can do. The other option is to sell it as is. It is fully functional and the damage is only cosmetic.

 

Here a some more pics of the damaged pen

[jandrese]

Dang dawg, that's gnarly. Repair traditionally. It will look cool. Some Nakaya are already sold that way like distressed jeans.

[MartinPauli]

Maybe some thoughts about Japanese aesthetic - since it is a Japanese pen

 

Yô no Bi
Yô no bi’ is an expression from the Japanese folk craft tradition and means ‘beauty through use’.
It is perfectly represented by Negoro lacquer.

Mottainai
Mottainai, [mottainai]) is a Japanese term conveying a sense of regret concerning waste. The expression „Mottainai!“ can be uttered alone as an exclamation when something useful, such as food or time, is wasted, meaning roughly „what a waste!“ or „Don‘t waste. In addition to its primary sense of „wastefulness“, the word is also used to mean „impious; irreverent“ or „more than one deserves“.

Mottainai is an old Buddhist word, which has ties „with the Shinto idea that objects have souls.
Mottainai has been referred to as a tradition, a cultural practice, and an idea which is still present
in Japanese culture, which has become an international concept.. Mottainai in Japanese refers to
more than just physical waste (resources). It is even used to refer to thought patterns that give rise
to wasteful action. Grammatically, it can be used in Japanese as an exclamation („mottainai!“) or as an adjective phrase („it feels mottainai“).

 

 

There is no plural form. The collection of mottainai things could be called mottainai koto. As an exclamation („mottainai!“) it means roughly „what a waste!“ or „Don‘t waste. An English equivalent is the saying „waste not, want not.“ A more elaborate meaning conveys a sense of value and worthiness and may be translated as „do not destroy (or lay waste to) that which is worthy.