Sailor Kobe #14 Maya Lapis

[errantmarginalia]

 

I tried to get the sheen, with only moderate success:

 

 

On Tomoe River:

 

 

I really love this ink...

[visvamitra]

Looks nice. Thank you for the review.

[migo984]

It's one of my favourite Kobe inks

[bstnnyc]

Thank you for a great review of a great ink! I get the best sheen out of the Kobe 14 in a vintage flex nib where the sheen takes over the page.

 

It's one of my favourite Kobe inks

+1 Me too

[lapis]

Thanks for the nice review. This color is right up my alley. Judging by its name alone, I have to love it!

 

Har, har

[whichwatch]

I really like that one. Looks like it might be similar to Kobe Island Blue, which I love, but maybe it is a bit more purple tone.

[lgsoltek]

Nice one!

[amberleadavis]

Thanks for the nice review. This color is right up my alley. Judging by its name alone, I have to love it!

 

Har, har

 

I totally agree. I goofed and sent my sample off with a pen to be renibbed.

[Frank C]

That is a really nice blue ink. Cool-Japan makes all these inks available to those of us who don't live in Japan.

[amberleadavis]

That is a really nice blue ink. Cool-Japan makes all these inks available to those of us who don't live in Japan.

 

Thank you you Frank, for letting me try yours. I immediately ordered a bottle.

[Quadratus]

A little late for me to add to the thread but, on the strength of the above nice review, I managed to find a botte at the ITOYA stationery shop on the Ginza in Tokyo during a recent business trip. It is a very nice, deep and happy blue- the nearest thing to my all-time favourite blue ink, the Iroshizuku "Asa Gao" (Morning Glory).

Happily I now see that this ink can be bought on Ebay (but at a price!)

[amberleadavis]

Quad, did you have a good trip and what else did you acquire?

[eyesa]

Oh my! That's pretty! Thanks for this review of a not-so-well known ink!

It's now definitely on my wish list!