Iroshizuku Yama-budo

[jniforat]

1. Gorgeous handwriting.

2. that is a wonderful, brilliant "grape" like color.

 

i have not tried Iroshizuku inks, and i want to; however, they are a tad expensive now.

[sotto2]

What a beautiful color! I have a yama-budo and MB bordeux, I love yama-budo much better!

 

I agree completely. I have both, and Yama-Budo is much better behaved and looks better, IMHO.

[Moore]

I really love those ink bottles. Nice looking and functional.

[dnb]

Great job! Thanks! I concur on all that you have said, though I haven't used mine in a fine point yet, just a 1.1. However, based on how little it shades in the wide nib, it is understandable to not shade in a fine.

[Felix1]

Interesting observation about this ink...directly out of a fresh bottle, the ink exhibits a beautiful bordeaux shading; however, after sitting in a converter for some weeks (with minimal usage), it slowly loses that gorgeous bordeaux hue and becomes closer to an attractive brown, very similar to Sailor Brown.

 

Emptying/flushing the converter and feed followed by a recharge from the opened bottle returned the bordeaux color. So, exposure to ambient air over a period of weeks clearly has some effect on the ink's color. Or maybe the carrier evaporates. OTOH, once it's on paper and dry, I've noted no color shift whatsoever in the nine months or so I've had a bottle of Yama-budo.

 

Bottom line...use pens inked with Wild Grapes frequently so you've always got fresh ink in them. And keep that bottle well sealed!

[Professor Plume]

This is a wine lover's ink for certain. How delightful to sit down with a nice Cabernet and use this ink.

[mateo44]

Thanks for the review. I'm yet to see a Iroshizuku ink I'm not immediately drawn to.

[rockspyder]

Interesting observation about this ink...directly out of a fresh bottle, the ink exhibits a beautiful bordeaux shading; however, after sitting in a converter for some weeks (with minimal usage), it slowly loses that gorgeous bordeaux hue and becomes closer to an attractive brown, very similar to Sailor Brown.

 

Emptying/flushing the converter and feed followed by a recharge from the opened bottle returned the bordeaux color. So, exposure to ambient air over a period of weeks clearly has some effect on the ink's color. Or maybe the carrier evaporates. OTOH, once it's on paper and dry, I've noted no color shift whatsoever in the nine months or so I've had a bottle of Yama-budo.

 

Bottom line...use pens inked with Wild Grapes frequently so you've always got fresh ink in them. And keep that bottle well sealed!

Interesting observation! It is a lovely color, but quite honestly, for anything else than calligraphy or sketching, if anyone saw me write with such a pink ink, I would expect to see some raised eyebrows! :embarrassed_smile: :roflmho: I took the bold step of mixing some Yama-budo and Yama-guri (brown) and this resulted in a fantastic aubergine/burgundy color, that I am happy to write with even at work.

[antidote3]

Interesting observation about this ink...directly out of a fresh bottle, the ink exhibits a beautiful bordeaux shading; however, after sitting in a converter for some weeks (with minimal usage), it slowly loses that gorgeous bordeaux hue and becomes closer to an attractive brown, very similar to Sailor Brown.

 

Bottom line...use pens inked with Wild Grapes frequently so you've always got fresh ink in them. And keep that bottle well sealed!

 

 

Bottom line...like any good wine (made from excellent grapes...such as wild grapes) it only gets better with ageing and best left to 'breathe' prior to use!?

[RayOski1]

Waterproof?

[USMCMom]

I do like that ... a lot!

[physicsgirl]

Yama-budo is even more gorgeous in person. this ink!

[USMCMom]

Yama-budo is even more gorgeous in person. this ink!

 

I was afraid of that ... I really need to quit looking at these inks!

[pelman]

Need ink I can use at work. Not pretty colors.

[nightwing]

Great review. The picture of the bottle reminds me of a flask. Also, another comparison would be Private Reserve Plum, which is a lovely colour.

 

I intend to try out Iroshizuku when I'm no longer intimidated by its price!

[rockspyder]

I just noticed today for the first time, the different shades this ink dries to, on different paper types. Amazing. On some paper it dries a lot darker, a deep plum purple, on others it remains a much lighter, pinker color.

Never thought I would say it, but I'm actually using this color more and more.... :embarrassed_smile:

[Raiden]

Love this ink! Thanks for the review!

[KCat]

Great job! Thanks! I concur on all that you have said, though I haven't used mine in a fine point yet, just a 1.1. However, based on how little it shades in the wide nib, it is understandable to not shade in a fine.

 

nib dependent - in my moderately wet Sailor Broad nib this ink shades beautifully. In my fine flexy Estie it is very dark and opaque. And almost an entirely different color. Both are gorgeous however.

 

I love these inks.

[inkspot]

Great review! I have a new broad stub pen and a sample of this ink due to arrive at the same time. I sense a wonderful ink experience is coming!

[Inkredulous]

Interesting observation about this ink...directly out of a fresh bottle, the ink exhibits a beautiful bordeaux shading; however, after sitting in a converter for some weeks (with minimal usage), it slowly loses that gorgeous bordeaux hue and becomes closer to an attractive brown, very similar to Sailor Brown.

 

Emptying/flushing the converter and feed followed by a recharge from the opened bottle returned the bordeaux color. So, exposure to ambient air over a period of weeks clearly has some effect on the ink's color. Or maybe the carrier evaporates. OTOH, once it's on paper and dry, I've noted no color shift whatsoever in the nine months or so I've had a bottle of Yama-budo.

 

Bottom line...use pens inked with Wild Grapes frequently so you've always got fresh ink in them. And keep that bottle well sealed!

 

I too observed this phenomenon of colour change with Yama Budo and found it rather disappointing that the shade should so dramatically change so soon after being loaded into my pen. Do others have any info on this -It is a shame that such an expensive ink deteriorates at such a rate. I was truly scratching my head to discover who stole all the grapes. Had I unthinkingly changed my mind about the ink in that pen and inadvertantly filled it with a brown choice....no...I never did...did I? Funny how this ink made me doubt my self...No doubt about the cost though...

Edited February 22, 2011 by Inkredulous