Sailor Kobe # 17 Shioya Blue

[visvamitra]

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Kobe (神戸市 Kōbe-shi) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bayand about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. Its name comes from "kanbe" (神戸), an archaic title for supporters of the city's Ikuta Shrine. Kobe became one of Japan's 17 designated cities in 1956.

Kobe is famous for its shirines and nioce architecture but among fountain pen and ink afficionados the name Kobe cause increased heart-rate. The city is a home of Nagasawa-Kobe stationery shop that offers incredible lione of more than fifty inks made by Sailor.

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https://kobe-nagasawa.co.jp/

My master - plan is to prepare comparison of full line of Nagasawa-Kobe inks. Not an easy task as they're not the most obtainable inks on the market, but hopefully I'll manage to do it

At the moment Nagasawa-Kobe offers 52 inks:

• Rokko Green
• Pier Blue
• Old Foreigner Ward Sepia
• Kitano Foreigners Residence Red
• East Asia Black
• Kobe Bordeaux
• Kaikyo Blue
• Arima Amber
• Suma Purple
• Mikage Grey
• Ikuta Orange
• Okamoto Pink
• Nunobiki Emerald
• Maya Lapis
• Maiko Green
• Nada Brown
• Shioya Blue
• Sannomiya Panse
• Minatogawa Lime
• Motomachi Rouge
• Taisanji Yellow
• Shinkaichi Gold
• Nagata Blue
• Nakayamate Black
• Tarumi Apricot
• Wadamisaki Blue
• Kounan Maroon
• Suzuran Green
• Suma Kaihin Blue
• Ooji Cherry
• Kaigan Stone Grey
• Tamon Purple Grey
• Rikyuu Moon Yellow
• Sourakuen Tea Green
• Suwayama Leaf Green
• Sakaemachi Indigo
• Minatojima Island Blue
• Kitanozaka Night Blue
• Kobe Brick
• Sumiyoshi Brown
• Suma Rikyu Rose
• Rokko Island Sky
• Gakuen Toshi Fresh Green
• Sumaura Seaside Blue
• Hashibuse Silhouette Green
• Nagisa Museum Grey
• Aoya Cascade Green
• Suidousuji Marchais Blue
• Kitano Olive Green
• Kyo-machi Legend Blue
• Kano-cho Midnight
• Shioya Vintage Sepia

Shioya Blue is, for me, one of the least interesting inks in the nagasawa-kobe line. There's nothing wrong with it except for the fact it does nothing for me.

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Color range

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Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Leuchturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Oxford, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

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[Algester]

its a boring but practical blue is it different from Sailor Blue that I do not know

[EclecticCollector]

One man's trash is another man's treasure, as they say - this ink looks right up my alley, thanks for the review!

[lgsoltek]

I have a sample of it and I liked it a lot. On the right paper there is this gorgeous purple sheen.

[errantmarginalia]

Love this one. But I'm sucker for these kinds of lighter Sailor blues.

[inkstainedruth]

Now this is a blue that I can get behind. Bright and cheery, but still dark enough to be readable on the page. Another one for the "I want" spreadsheet. Which somehow just keeps getting longer and longer....

Thanks for the review (my husband *won't* thank you, though... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mehandiratta]

I love the color...

 

thank you for the review ....

 

problem is how to grab these inks....

thanks to your review there are atleast 10 bottles that i want to buy

[amberleadavis]

For the price, Barrier Reef Blue is for me. Thank you, Vis.

[cleosmama]

I like it, but it reminds me of DeAtramentis Myrrh, which is a bit less expensive.

Edited December 16, 2015 by cleosmama

[lgsoltek]

I like it, but it reminds me of DeAtramentis Myrrh, which is a bit less expensive.

 

 

Myrrh looks slightly greener and doesn't have that nice sheen: