SAILOR
SPECIAL LIMITED
EDITION
KING OF PEN MAKI-E AKATSUKI
FOUNTAIN
PEN
SAILOR
SPECIAL LIMITED
EDITION
KING OF PEN MAKI-E AKATSUKI
FOUNTAIN
PEN
“AKATSUKI” – Daybreak
King of Pens Limited edition - only 33 pieces worldwide
The daylight –“the sun”
has been respected, worshipped and ‘held in awe’ by humanity since
ancient times. Otherwise the dark night-“the shadowy world” was held in
fear and was believed to be dominated by the Evil spirits. In Japan,
“Akatsuki” - the daybreak is symbolic of the special time zone – The
anticipation of a bright future.
Mankind awaits the
daylight to escape the dark night. “Akatsuki” expresses the anticipation
of the sun gradually appearing from the dark before “Akebono” the dawn.
The special coloration or “Shinonome” proceeds the dawn awaited in the
remote mountain ravines.
The Sailor ‘King of Pen’ model is a perfect choice for Mr.Wataru
Kurotobe (the Kyou Urushi artist) to craft his “AKATSUKI” masterpiece -
Using the special Urushi lacquering techniques of “Mijimgai-togi” & ”Kanshitsuko-togi”,
two different red urushi lacquers combine to portray the bright future
ahead in the chaotic world around us.
Maki-e Process
Urushi lacquer is painted onto a glass strip,
allowed to dry and then ‘scraped off’ the glass and crushed into a
powder. The Urushi powder is then graded into different sizes. The
Urushi powder is sprinkled onto a Naka-nuri lacquer coating, allowed to
dry and then the process is repeated. The techniques of ‘Mijingai-Togi
and ‘Kanshituko-Togi’ are used to create the rich colour gradation,
using dark red Urushi applied first and then lighter red. The half
circle of gold leaf is then applied to the lower part of cap to create
the design and colouration and is coated with brownish-red Suki-Urushi.
This process is called ‘Byakudan-nuri’.
After the Naka-nuri coating, dried Urushi powder is sprinkled on the
surface with small shell pieces. This stiffens the Naka-nuri coating.
Urushi lacquer is allowed to dry, then it is coated with a dark-red
Shu-Urushi lacquer. The surface is then painted with bright red Urushi
lacquer. After drying, the surface is polished with a whetstone to
create the gradation. A half circle of gold leaf is applied to the lower
part of the cap to create the coloration. Brownish-red Urushi lacquer is
then applied and allowed to dry, then repeated. The surface is then
burnished (smoothed) using the Do-Zuri technique. Then Ki-Urushi(raw
urushi) lacquer is applied, allowed to dry and the process is then
repeated twice. This completes the Roiro-Migaki process producing a high
gloss finish.
Dimension
Length
154mm
Diameter
16mm
Length w/o cap
131mm
Cap posted on barrel 167mm
SAILOR
SPECIAL LIMITED
EDITION
KING OF PEN MAKI-E AKAYSUKI
FOUNTAIN
PEN
