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Tsutsuji - Pilot Iroshizuku

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In December 2007 Pilot's created exclusive line of inks called Iroshizuku. I believe they may well be the most well known fountain pen inks in pen world. These inks are supposed to work in any pen with any nib on any paper and in any situation. I haven't tried all of them but so far the Iroshizuku inks I've tried were behaving flawlessly.

The colors were created by Kiyomi Hasegawa who after fifteen years of working in a stationary shop and communicating with Clients come to conclusion that not all fountain pen users are willing to write in black and blue. Wise woman.

The bottles are stunning although they have their issues: if the ink is left unused for some time the cap tends to stick and break when you try to twist it open. It happened to my bottle of Shin-Ryoku.

Anyway Iroshizuku line of inks counts 24 "standard" colors. Three inks were made some time ago for Tokyo stores: Edo-Murasaki, Fukagawa-Nezu and Shimbashi-Iro.After seeing the scans over blogosphere I wish these three were accesible, because they look interesting. Edo - Murasaki looks cool while Murasaki - Shikibu is of no interest to me. Even though I kind of like Fuyu-Syogun I find Fukagawa-Nezu more compelling.

Nothing indicates Pilot plans on extending the official line any time soon (if ever) so let's take a look at what's possible to obtain from dealers and online shops.

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I don't have all of the inks but sooner or later I'll try to check them all. With time I'll review all of them (hopefully).

  1. Ajisai
  2. Ama-Iro
  3. Asa-Gao
  4. Chiku-Rin
  5. Fuyu-Gaki
  6. Fuyu-Syogun
  7. Ina-Ho
  8. Kiri-Same
  9. Kon-Peki
  10. Kosumosu
  11. Ku-Jaku
  12. Momiji
  13. Murasaki-Shikibu
  14. Shin-Kai
  15. Shin-Ryoku
  16. Syo-Ro
  17. Take-Sumi
  18. Tsuki-Yo
  19. Tsukushi
  20. Tsutsuji
  21. Tsuyu-Kusa
  22. Yama-Budo
  23. Yama-Guri
  24. Yu-Yake

Tsutsuji was named after azalea flowers:

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It's waterproof to some extent.

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It contains a lot of pink.

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To be honest I wouldn't use it however I didn't have to recover after writing the review. It's joyful and intense. Too sweet to my taste, though.

Ink splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel


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Oxford Recycled ( 90g), Kaweco Classic Sport używany jako zakraplacz, stalówka B

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Kalendarz, Kaweco Classic Sport

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Great review, thank you. :thumbup:

Love this one equal to Momiji. Beautiful color for me to use beside reds. Actually, both are still my wonderful conduits to expanding my horizon to other hues and brands. Too bad my Alba does not like it due to wetness. Otherwise, considered a perfect union between perfect pen and ink. Guess there really is no perfection. Philosophy teacher said that many years ago.

Now I believe :(

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Ea Alis Volat Propiis, per/Repletus Fontis Calamus!
She Flies by Her Own Wings, with filled Fountain Pen

 

Delta DolceVita, F-C Intrinsic 02, Pelikan M800 red/black striation, Bexley ATB Strawberry Swirl, Red Jinhao 159, Platinum 3776 Bourgogne. :wub:

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Nice review; a much-beloved color for me.

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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