Namiki Emperor 2022 LE “Elephant” is pretty spectacular

[jandrese]

I said I would not get it. As better photos emerged prior to the release I thought maybe. Then I saw it in person. Pretty cool. Party on the cap, conservative on the body. Excellent craftsmanship.

 

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[MalcLee]

It’s a great looking pen isn’t it? None of the promotional photos were able to capture the brilliance of the Shishiai Togidashi Taka Maki-e work on the elephant, and also the Raden tusks / tree.

 

There is also a second egret in between the elephant’s ears - great way of not leaving too much space (Like the Chinkin Tiger) and at the same time, not “too busy” looking.

 

I am really happy with Mamoru’s work with this 2022 release.

 

 

[txomsy]

Wow, that is really wonderful, and so lively colors...

[jandrese]

8 hours ago, MalcLee said:

It’s a great looking pen isn’t it? None of the promotional photos were able to capture the brilliance of the Shishiai Togidashi Taka Maki-e work on the elephant, and also the Raden tusks / tree.

 

There is also a second egret in between the elephant’s ears - great way of not leaving too much space (Like the Chinkin Tiger) and at the same time, not “too busy” looking.

 

I am really happy with Mamoru’s work with this 2022 release.

 

 

Yes, it makes excellent use of the space on the pen! I have some really amazing photos of the pen including macros that I will edit and post. 

[XYZZY]

On 10/26/2022 at 10:21 PM, jandrese said:

Party on the cap, conservative on the body

 

What a great summary of what you've shown!  You and @MalcLee make this pen appear very different from what has been shown here before.  Much better!  It's not something I would ever get (the price), but I can't wait to see more pictures! 😀

 

I still have to wonder, though, if the cap would be nicer looking if they had put more detail into the cap, but keep the same color scheme?  Even though the pictures here look much better than Namiki's own pictures, that cap still looks like a frame grab from a Disney movie.  

[tubular]

In their different ways, both the cap and the body are fabulous--and fabulous together, too.  I love the elephant!

[Frank C]

Beautiful pen—and then I looked up the price—wow. That would blow my pen budget for years.

[wanderlust]

 

 

Namiki master pieces always amaze me. A few photos of the lovely pen with my elephant figurine. 

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