Imayouiro - Kyo-Iro

[visvamitra]

To be honest I don’t know much about the company. Some time ago Algester posted topic about Tag Kyoto branch inks. The bottles and colors presented on their site looked nice so I’ve decided to try some of these inks. The inks are made by or for Takeda Jimuki company and are available in two lines: Kyo No Oto and Kyo-Iro. Kyo no Oto inks are said to be traditional japanese colors that has been used since heian era (roughly 1000 years ago),and expressing a tinges that have been nurtured in long history and profound culture for long time.

Kyonooto inks are:

1. Aonibi
2. Imayouiro
3. Kokeiro
4. Nurebairo
5. Yamabukiiro

Kyo-iro inks are:

1. Cherry Blossom of Keage
2. Flaming Red of Fushimi
3. Moonlight of Higashiyama
4. Soft Snow of Ohara
5. Stone Road of Gion

Imayou-iro is fairly saturated pink ink. When you enter japanese characters

 

今様色 (imayou-iro)

 

to google you receive such results. The ink is rather wet. As for the color – not my cup of tea.

 

As for other specs: no feathering, no bleedthrough, no water resistance.

 

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

Oxford, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

Clairefontaine, Sheaffer Balance, EF nib

Comparison

[saskia_madding]

This looks lovely! Thanks for the review, perhaps I'll try to snag a bottle.

[visvamitra]

So that means there are people who actually use this kind of inks

[lgsoltek]

This one feels drier than the other inks in this line.

[Old_Inkyhand]

Great review, as always!

 

I keep telling myself I will need to have at least one pinkish colour in my humble collection - I have or plan to have a lot of different colours - but I am not there yet

 

When I was a child I developed a strong aversion to pink, mostly because of the cultural context of the colour. Even though I am a girl, I didn't like playing dolls, watching Disney Channel, making bracelets, pretending that I'm a housewife etc. - I was more thrilled by planes, space, cars, dinosaurs and other animals, travelling, history, writing and reading. I truly didn't like the 'girly' things. I wouldn't say it was a better way to be - I felt really lonely in the school and had very few female friends. But now I feel that the aversion is gone. The society no longer imposes the colour on me, so I can actually enjoy it.

 

Nonetheless, I believe I have to start with something more complex... I sort of like Iroshizuku Yama Budo, but it is such a pricey ink!

[visvamitra]

@Old_inkyhand - sounds like a good plan