Danitrio I'm A Cat Maki-E on Mikado Flat-Top Fountain Pen

✓ 100% Genuine Urushi

✓ Contains the Maki-E Red Seal (Highest Quality of Maki-E Art)

✓ Hand-painted by highly-trained Japanese Artisans

✮ FEATURED IN PEN WORLD MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 ISSUE ✮

Excerpt from Pen World Magazine –

(This pen) was inspired by the writing of Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume and his literary commentary on Japanese society through the eyes of a house cat. I Am A Cat began as a short story and was originally published in 10 installments in 1905 for the literary journal Hototogisu but evolved into a novel that has had a tremendous impact on Japanese heritage. The novel is a satirical examination of how Western culture and Japanese traditions did not easily mix in Japanese society during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Natsume is considered by the Japanese to be the greatest writer in Japanese history and even appeared on the Japanese 1000 Yen note. Danitrio's hand-painted Mikado fountain pen, I'm A Cat, is a tribute to both Natsume and his novel, with the likeness of Natsume himself as well as the famous cat from the novel captured on each pen...Danitrio's I'm a Cat captures the spirit of Japanese literature through intricate maki-e techniques. (Magazine, Pen World. “Danitrio I'm A Cat.” Pen World Magazine, pp. 62.)

About Danitrio Mikado Series:

The Mikado is a Danitrio series. Mikado means "Emperor" in Japanese.

 Nib Details:

This pen is furnished with an 18k Gold, two-toned #8 nib. 

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 Technical Specification:

About the Artisan:

This pen was hand-painted by Yuji (Yuji Okado). He is a maki-e artisan who trained with Urushi Master Nenshu Okado and Maki-e Master Tetsugoro Tetsuya. He has a number of maki-e masterpieces that have been accepted by the Japanese Traditional Art Exhibition.