Platinum Izumo Hon-urushi Raden Maki-e Aurora Fountain Pen Journaling And Writing metal sharpener with a comfortable

metal sharpener with a comfortable grip suitable for all graphite and coloured pencils but particularly good for Moleskine drawing and watercolour pencils

This pen will arrive scratched and marked with a slightly rough feel to the finish

and to get through a lot of ink

As with the rest of the design features

It's an expanding pen - instead of pushing a button or twisting the body to extend the tip

Platinum Izumo Hon-urushi Raden Maki-e Aurora Fountain Pen Journaling And Writing metal sharpener with a comfortableThe design of this pen is truly stunning, having been created using 'togidashi maki e'. 'Maki e' or 'sprinkled picture' in Japanese is a traditional craft technique that uses a kebo brush to apply gold or silver powder. The particular form of maki e used for this pen togidashi originated four centuries ago in the Aizu region of central Japan. It involves applying black lacquer ('urushi') as an additional coat. The delicately hued bands around the