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Ink Information

  • Japanese Ink Information - Hakase Sepia (Squid) Ink, Sailor Limited Edition and Sailor Special Edition inks are all discussed here.

 

Lacquerware / Urushiware Information

 

Pen Brand / Model Information

  • Archive of Featured Pens from the Aoyama Shosaikan Pen Boutique website (Japanese and non-Japanese pens, going back to 2001).
  • Platinum Place - Vintage Platinum Pens. (The Platinum Place website no longer exists. Go here to see an archived copy.)
  • Rivera Pens - Pilot/Namiki Capless/Vanishing Point Fountain Pen History.

 

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