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Sailor Maruzen Nihombashi Murasaki


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Not so long ago a message appeared in my inbox offering some inks from Japan. Of course this excited me, as these were re-issues of previous Limited Edition inks made for the Maruzen department store in the Nihombashi district of Tokyo. These inks are only available at the store, so they are very difficult to obtain, even more so than the usual Sailor shop-exclusive inks.

 

This particular ink is a rich, deep purple or deep grape hue. It has a heavy dye load, so it's not really very shady. But it has quite a bit of sheen on Tomoe River paper. The ink dries fairly quickly. The reason to have this ink is for it's color. It's just very rich. The flow and lubrication were very good. While taking more effort than usual to completely flush out the pen, there did not appear to be any staining on the converter. The ink is not waterproof, and really doesn't have any water resistance other than the fact of a lot of dye. This spreads everywhere when wet.

 

I have no idea if this ink is actually available even though it was only released perhaps a month ago or so. I don't know how many bottles were produced and available, whether any announcements were made about the release, or if any bottles were left at the end of the day.

 

The Sailor "vase" bottle was packaged in a tall Sailor box with a nice, heavy label. There was no label on the bottle itself or the cap. Apparently, only some bottles had hand-written labels.

 

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Pen: Edison Premiere (F-steel)

Papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, TR=Tomoe River, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet, Rhodia=Rhodia 90g ivory.

Camera: iPhone 7

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Shigure is darker, with more grey in it. The Murasaki is a brighter, more pure violet.

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Oh yes, I love the color. Thank you for all the work to do the reviews. I really like this one.

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That's a really pleasant colour. And a great review as always.

 

Also, Could someone please share a source for Mohawk via Linen, with international shipping?

Thanks

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Wow great color! Which surprises me as I don't usually much like purples.

 

As always, great review. Thanks for taking the time to make it :)

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Also, Could someone please share a source for Mohawk via Linen, with international shipping?

Thanks

 

The only source I've used for the Mohawk papers is papermillstore.com. They will ship internationally, but have minimum order of $250, and you will have to pay shipping.

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