Kakimori

Kakimori Potari Pigment Ink - 06 Toppuri

$30.00
$30.00
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A midnight blue. Look closely and you might see the stars in the night sky — Toppuri describes the comforting darkness that arrives after nightfall. A gentle color that inspires reflection.

These original Kakimori inks are inspired by Japanese onomatopoeia, word play, and imagery, translating familiar feelings and sounds to colors that are in conversation with each other. Designer Makoto Koizumi shaped these quirky ink bottles to resemble falling drops, or potari. The flat and stable base prevents the bottle from tipping over, and the 20mm opening with an 8-degree angle is well suited for dipping or filling your pens. Once dry, these pigment inks are water and fade resistant — they’ve been developed to ensure that your special message stands the test of time. 

Ink care:

  • Because this is a pigment ink, once it dries, it may be difficult to clean out your pen. To avoid the possibility of internal clogging, we recommend using your inked pen frequently, using broader nibs, or using dip pens.
  • Shake bottle well before use to evenly distribute the pigment.
  • Keep bottle away from heat, humidity, and sunlight.
  • Pigment inks can be mixed to create new shades. Please mix inks in clean bottles so as not to contaminate the original color.

About Kakimori:

Located in downtown Tokyo, Japan, Kakimori boasts a deep connection with its neighborhood and customers. They value the importance of storytelling and the joy associated with handcrafted goods and handwriting. They emphasize a state of coexistence with the four major elements — air, water, earth, and soil — and employ these ideals in each of their products. Their flagship store is well known and loved for their custom fountain pen ink and custom notebook services, which lets customers mix and assemble their own unique tools for writing.

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Meg Martinez

A very lovely dark blue ink– it’s something between a navy blue and a midnight blue on paper. It puts down wonderful bold lines. I have yet to utilize it with other media or water, but so far it’s great for sketching. I also enjoy the bottle very much; the way that it’s open is tilted makes it quite conducive to dip pen work. Its simple design is appealing and I would love to pair it with the wooden screw lid if it were in my budget.

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Drew
🤩 Gorgeous ink

This is a gorgeous deep blue-black. It reminds me a bit of the famous Aurora Blue-Black (albeit without sheen). The bottles for these inks are super attractive. While it’s not the cheapest ink around, I’m very pleased with it. I’m glad someone is manufacturing pigment inks other than just black.

Because this is a pigment based ink, I’m treating it like I would Platinum’s Carbon Black or Sailor’s Kiwaguro or Seiboku. Which is to say I’m mindful of keeping it too long in any one pen so it doesn’t dry out. (I’m also reluctant to use the ink in piston filling pens that aren’t user serviceable in case I need to deep clean.)

One curious attribute of this ink is that it took a very long time to dry when I swabbed it onto a Col-o-ring card. To be clear, the ink was heavily pooled —but it still took longer than most inks. That said the drying time thus far has not affect my real-world usage.