Week #40 / 1 Oct: Arigato, Ishimaru - 2017 Weekly Ink Project

[lgsoltek]

We love Sailor inks. We even have one of the longest threads dedicated to them (172 pages at the time of writing!). Reportedly all Sailor's inks are blended by one person, the ink master Osamu Ishimaru. This week, let's use a Sailor ink.

As usual, don't forget to share with us your choice of ink, your writing, drawing, doodling or anything with the ink in this thread. You can take a photo, make a scan, or even better, write letters and CRV reviews (what is a CRV?) and mail them to the many ink pals here. You are welcome to check back on this thread even when we've gone past this week.

Click here to read more about this community project. Links to the two previous links can be found there too.

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Next week: Ink and Match

[ENewton]

I know that this thread is expressly intended for scans and photographs of Sailor inks, but given that it is also in a sense about Ishimaru-san, I hope it is okay to share a link to an interview with him:

 

http://www.okwave.com/en/culturezine/psychological_analyses/1582/1582/en

 

I admit that I had visualized him differently, with the look of a traditional artisan! I was also surprised to read that he says ink should not be kept for longer than 2 years. I wonder what his reason is.

 

Edith

[HalloweenHJB]

Forgive my ignorance —if I be guilty— but it is my understanding that Sailor makes inks under the name Sailor, Kobe, and Bungubox. Right? If I am correct, then my display of inks is appropriate. Please correct me if I should only include the inks with a Sailor label.

 

Here are the inks I currently have:

 

 

As most of us know, most (not all) are sheen monsters. Here are Sailor Apricot, Kin-mokusei and Kobe Brick:

 

 

Sailor Irori, Bungubox Lycoris Red, Sakura Mori, and Grenade:

 

 

Sailor Oku-yama, Kobe Maroon, and Bungubox L'Amant:

 

 

Bungubox First Love Sapphire, Sailor Souten, and Kobe Aegean Sea:

 

 

But the king of all sheen monsters from Sailor must be Yama-dori:

 

[LizEF]

I find it disturbing how different other people's Yama Dori pictures look from my Yama Dori ink... Meanwhile, this is not Yama Dori....

http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/40_0_NioiSumire.jpg

 

I should have written, the only Sailor ink I have that I haven't already used...

 

http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/40_1_NioiSumire.jpg

Edited October 1, 2017 by LizEF

[lgsoltek]

Forgive my ignorance —if I be guilty— but it is my understanding that Sailor makes inks under the name Sailor, Kobe, and Bungubox. Right? If I am correct, then my display of inks is appropriate. Please correct me if I should only include the inks with a Sailor label.

 

 

 

 

 

Yes Herbert you're right. These are all Sailor inks. Kobe, Bung Box, Kingdom Note, etc. are all stationery store names in Japan. They have their own exclusive inks, all made by Sailor.

[lgsoltek]

I know that this thread is expressly intended for scans and photographs of Sailor inks, but given that it is also in a sense about Ishimaru-san, I hope it is okay to share a link to an interview with him:

 

http://www.okwave.com/en/culturezine/psychological_analyses/1582/1582/en

 

I admit that I had visualized him differently, with the look of a traditional artisan! I was also surprised to read that he says ink should not be kept for longer than 2 years. I wonder what his reason is.

 

Edith

Nice read, Edith! Me too this is not what I had visualised him!

[Ian the Jock]

Oh my goodness.

Kobe Aegean Sea.... WOW!

 

"a hunting we will go, a hunting we will go"

 

Ian

[HalloweenHJB]

Oh my goodness.

Kobe Aegean Sea.... WOW!

 

"a hunting we will go, a hunting we will go"

 

Ian

 

 

It's super pretty! You'll love it!

[Tas]

Running out of Sailors now, with only Blue Black, Cigar and Brown Algae remaining aloof in the drawer of shame.

This is almost he last of my Sailor Bung Box Silent Night - thank you hakura337 . The teensy bit in the bottom of the vial was efficiently sucked up by my Sheaffer Snorkel. What a wonderful design.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_week_40_sailor_bung_box_seiya_silent_night.jpg

 

Edited October 4, 2017 by Tas

[LizEF]

Fabulous, Tas! But could you maybe shift that top, left camera in another direction? I feel like I'm being watched...

[Tas]

Fabulous, Tas! But could you maybe shift that top, left camera in another direction? I feel like I'm being watched...

 

Thank you.

 

Indeed.

We're always being watched LizEF . . .

Edited October 4, 2017 by Tas

[LizEF]

We're always being watched LizEF . . .

 

True, but that's only because no one at the NSA can quite figure out how to get a fountain pen to work.

[KKay]

I don't have fancy equipment, so this will have to do. I took a photo. Here are 4 Sailor inks.

 

Edited October 5, 2017 by KKay

[EBGBs]

HalloweenHJB: Great photos! You do have the trick to capture sheen

 

Tas: Another fantastic drawing! Post it in the 'Art Gallery'!

 

How silly is it to be living in Asia and never have gotten a single Sailor ink? Anyway that was me until... now; i just picked a bottle of the most loved Yama Dori. Looking forward to trying it..

[lgsoltek]

 

[Tas]

 

 

 

This is a nice blue. I'll give you that.

 

 

. . . I just had to look up your review of Doyou.

How beautifully your reviews have evolved - your handwriting now is like a ribbon blowing in the air.

[lgsoltek]

This is a nice blue. I'll give you that.

 

. . . I just had to look up your review of Doyou.

How beautifully your reviews have evolved - your handwriting now is like a ribbon blowing in the air.

 

 

[Inkvisible]

A pale and misty favorite.

[Newjelan]

[lgsoltek]

A pale and misty favorite.

 

This one is a bit too pale for my taste.