Danitrio The Blue Demon Maki-E on Hyotan Fountain Pen
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✓ 100% Genuine Urushi
✓ Contains the Maki-E Red Seal (Highest Quality of Maki-E Art)
✓ Hand-painted by highly-trained Japanese Artisans
In Japanese folklore, an oni is a demon or troll. This mighty pen features an ao oni, or blue demon, along with its corresponding kanji.
Have a look at the detail on the demon’s face. Shishiai taka maki-e is used with urushi to raise the designs, the teeth and eyes prominent. Kirigane, or the setting of gold flakes by hand, is used around the creature’s neck and shoulders. Raden (mother-of-pearl) accents the kanji on the barrel.
About Danitrio Hyotan Fountain Pen Series:
The Hyotan in Japanese means "Gourd" or "Calabash", which is a fruit that can sometimes come in an hourglass shape. This series of pen does come in the hourglass shape; in the US, collectors of Danitrio pens have coined it the Mae West, one of the biggest Hollywood stars in the twentieth century known for her hourglass figure.
Nib Details:
This pen is furnished with an 18k Gold, two-toned #6 nib. What has been described by many Danitrio collectors as the fireball nib is an image of “Kaen-Kohai” which is a flame-shaped halo of “Fudo Myoo” (Acala, the God of Fire). This halo is commonly painted on the back of Japanese Buddhist statues.
An UrushiPen.com representative will contact you to confirm nib tip size preference (fine, medium, broad, or stub) following the placement of the order.
Technical Specification:
| Cap Length | 65 mm (2.56") |
| Cap Diameter | 21 mm (0.83") |
| Barrel Length | 110 mm (4.33") |
| Barrel Diameter | 19 mm (0.75") |
| Pen Length (Closed) | 147 mm (5.79") |
| Pen Length (Posted) | Cap does not post |
| Net Weight | 35.5 g (1.25 oz) |
| Net Weight (w/ink) | 37.2 g (1.31 oz) |
| Filling System | Cartridge/Converter |
About the Artisan:
This pen was hand-painted by Kenji Yamamoto (Kogaku). Born in 1964. He started lacquering when he was only 7 years old and moved into oil paintings only a few years later. He takes a philosophic approach and believes that "creating good works is a reflection of one's journey of the spirit". Before performing maki-e on fountain pens, he primarily worked on maki-e pieces that were around 4'x4' (much larger). His maki-e works have been accepted by Nitten each year since 1995. He is a member of Gendai Kogei Bijusuka Kyokai (Modern Craft Art Association), a major artisan organization in Japan.