Pilot Custom Urushi Black Fountain Pen

Pilot Custom Urushi Black Fountain Pen

This Pilot Custom Urushi Black Fountain Pen lacquered ebonite fountain pen was created by maki-e artisans (kokkokai) in Japan.  It features the Roiro Urushi technique in solid black. The pen has a two-tone 18kt gold large #30 nib. A Con-70 converter is included, but you can also use Pilot cartridges if you prefer. It comes packaged in a gift box.

Lacquering has been used in Japan for thousands of years.  The Pilot Custom Urushi is crafted from Japanese ebonite and lacquered using only pure Urushi lacquer.  Like their Namiki pens, Pilot uses a lacquering technique called Roiro, which requires substantial time and skill to create a uniform and mirror-like finish.  Each Custom Urushi pen is lacquered, cured, and polished three times to create a beautiful quality result.

About Pilot Pen

The Pilot Pen Corporation was founded by Ryosuke Namiki with Masao Wada in 1918 under the name of the Namiki Manufacturing Company. Pilot Fountain Pen  is well known globally as the best Japanese pen manufacturer producing fine writing instruments and stationery and to some extent, jewellery. Being the largest pen manufacturer in Japan, many Pilot Fountain Pens are produced purely for the usage of domestic market. However, some premium range of limited edition, special editions were open for international markets. Known for its Japanese maki-e fountain pens, Pilot Fountain Pen is widely recognized as the leader in luxury Japanese lacquer pens among many other Japanese maki-e pen brands in Japan. Pilot Fountain Pens are excellent in choices of nibs and the quality of rollerballs and ball pens. On special occasions, like Pilot’s anniversary, Limited Edition Pens and Special Edition maki-e Pilot Anniversary Pens were produced to mark the milestone of the company’s journey. These are the highest in quality and usually made to pay homage to Japanese unique culture and heritage.