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Kyo No Oto Yurushiiro Ink

$28.00
$28.00

Kyo No Oto (which translates to “sounds of Kyoto”) fountain pen inks are a collection of ink colors that were created in order to reproduce the traditional Japanese colors of the Heian period.

Shogyo-mujo is the Japanese word to describe the transience of all phenomena. Many things, especially in nature, are beautiful while also being impermanent. These two colors, Yurushiiro and Seiheki, seek to capture such momentary colors in which the hue of the ink changes at the beginning and end of writing.

During the Heian Period (794-1185 ACE), safflower red was a color not used by the general population. Only royalty and people in the royal court were allowed to wear the color. This ink's shade is a lighter version of traditional safflower red, but yurushi-iro means "permitted color" so that everyone can appreciate its beauty. 

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    The prettiest soft pink!

    I am not generally a fan of pink inks, but I keep buying them anyway, hoping to spice up my stash, which leans heavily blue and green. This is the pink ink that changed everything for me.

    It begins as a lovely blush color that transitions into a soft baby pink, but in the most sophisticated way. It's one of the few inks I've invested in buying a bottle of. If I'm having a bad day and forcing myself to write, it instantly cheers me up.

    It lays down very wet in my Opus88 Koloro, and much drier in my Sailor Pro Gear MF. It shades beautifully, but is definitely on the lighter side, so I'd recommend at least a medium nib that runs wet, especially for cream colored papers, there's just not a lot of contrast. It's so watery that I'd be afraid it would be a mess in a broad, but I can't verify that.

    I'd also highly recommend J. Herbin's Rose Cyclamen if you're looking for a cheery bright pink. :)