Namiki Yukari Royale - Night scene of pavilion

[mild7]

Hi all! Long time member but mainly lurker. Only just stumbled across this section in the rolex forums. I've been collecting pens over the past few years now, in particular maki-e.

Just to share a couple of pics of "Night scene of pavilion" by maki-e shi Michifumi Kawaguchi. It was difficult for me to get my hands on this pen, I believe that Kawaguchi doesn't make this design anymore.

It is very "Japanese"... waterfall, pine trees (Matsu) and a pavilion, hence the appeal for me.

Apologies for the quality of the photos. They don't do the pen justice. This type of maki-e is known as "Shishiai-Taka-togidashi". To explain simply, you can actually feel parts of the art work eg the rocks, and there is a cloudy effect from deliberate burnishing with charcoal eg the waterfall/spray etc

If anyone actually enjoys this, I can post a few more pics from my humble collection.

Enjoy!