Balance form maki-e fountain pen, lever-filler, ball-ended gold-plated Pilot clip. 135mm. 14K gold No. 3 Warranted Pilot heart-vent nib, good flexibility, marked "Made in Japan". Depicts a goldfish in lightly-raised takamaki-e . Signed by Ei Furuyama (born in Satiama in 1902, apprenticed at Zohiko Lacquerware Co. of Kyoto in 1926 before joining Namiki's Kokkokai artists' group, died in 1963). Generally excellent condition, lacquer gloss a bit muted. -Murakami, Tomihiro. Dunhill-Namiki and Lacquer Pens . [Sakura City: 2002], p.20: "It takes time and expense to complete... this small goldfish that is only about 3 cm long and is technically more difficult than larger sizes."
Balance form maki-e fountain pen, lever-filler, ball-ended gold-plated Pilot clip. 135mm. 14K gold No. 3 Warranted Pilot heart-vent nib, good flexibility, marked "Made in Japan". Depicts a goldfish in lightly-raised takamaki-e . Signed by Ei Furuyama (born in Satiama in 1902, apprenticed at Zohiko Lacquerware Co. of Kyoto in 1926 before joining Namiki's Kokkokai artists' group, died in 1963). Generally excellent condition, lacquer gloss a bit muted. -Murakami, Tomihiro. Dunhill-Namiki and Lacquer Pens . [Sakura City: 2002], p.20: "It takes time and expense to complete... this small goldfish that is only about 3 cm long and is technically more difficult than larger sizes."
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