Sailor Rikyu-Cha

[saskia_madding]

This is a seasonal LE ink and it breaks my heart that I only have three back up bottles.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Seasonal%202010%20LE/DSC10586_zpsd164d138.jpg

 

 

I've done a lot of reviews, but I've never managed to come across an ink that photographs do not do justice to as much as Rikyu-cha. It shifts from brown to green to yellow to some combination thereof.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Seasonal%202010%20LE/DSC10587_zpse3a3221b.jpg

 

Saturation is good, it is perfectly behaved on all paper, and dry time is great.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Seasonal%202010%20LE/DSC10590_zps728b92bf.jpg

 

 

The truly great part of this ink is the sheen - a bizarre yellow, orange, gold colour.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Seasonal%202010%20LE/DSC10599_zps51d2f123.jpg

 

I took A LOT of photos of this one, so see more here.

[Jadie]

Wow, that really is an interesting ink...

 

Did you catch the topic about Diamine's newest ink, "Salamander"? I think it might have some similar properties to your Rikyu-Cha.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/248881-diamine-salamander-an-overview/?do=findComment&comment=2721558

 

You mentioned color changing---any chance you have a picture of the ink when wet?

[bluejay]

What would you say is a good substitute for this? i missed out on this limited edition and would like to know what to do ....

[The Good Captain]

It does have that Salamander look, doesn't it?

[swanjun]

I have just one bottle of Rikyu-Cha and am rationing it!

[rudyhou]

at first i was expecting a green ink, but this is a brown ink, which i like better. sure, it has that green-grey shade to the brown, but i still like this color. i'm a fan of brown inks

[saskia_madding]

I didn't mean colour changing from wet to dry, although that is typically what we mean on this forum when we say that. <blush> In this case, I mean that when you look at a colour on the page, it seems to shift before your very eyes, with some parts of the text seeming brown, some seeming green. It's a really interesting effect, which when combined with the interesting and also shifting sheen, makes for a very interesting reading experience.

[Namo]

I missed this one - probably my favorite ink, although not a daily user (had only two bottle then). Thak you, your pics are very nice!

[georges zaslavsky]

pretty color, thanks for sharing

[lapis]

Now that's shading!

[senzen]

Great review! Looks like Stipula verde muschiato to me, which I have and love.

[Masque]

Gah! Where have the photos gone?