Sailor Limited Edition KOP Chinkin Owl Fountain Pen

Sailor Limited Edition KOP Chinkin Owl Fountain Pen

Sailor Limited Edition KOP Chinkin Owl Fountain Pen is meticulously crafted by Chinkin Artist, Etsuko Tsuruta.  This special masterpiece is presented by Sailor as a unique Limited Edition of only 28 pieces worldwide. Owls have long been associated with Magic and Wizardry in Western mythology and they are a symbol of wisdom that many in the West are familiar with, but owls have a very special meaning in Japan; Pronounced Fukuro in Japanese, Owl is a symbol of luck and good fortune in Japan. Materials: Ebonite Filling System: Converter & Cartridge type Nib selection: M, B Bicolor 21K Gold with Gold, Rhodium plating Accessories: - Lacquered gift box with maki-e design and decorations - Ink bottle (Manyo ink ‘KIKYOU’, 50ml) - Ink cartridge (Black) - Converter (installed) - Pen pouch - Cleaning Cloth - Serial number certificate - Leaflets containing information of the artist and the Chinkin Call Elephant & Coral at 6736-1322 or send us an email sales@elephant-coral.com on availability.

About Sailor Pen Japan

Sailor Pen Japan was founded in 1911 by Kyugoro Sakata, an engineer from the historic naval port of Hiroshima in Japan, who was introduced to a Fountain Pen brought from England by a sailor friend. He was determined to produce a finely crafted Japanese writing instrument with the highest specification and writing experience.

The company was named Sailor Pen with the aspiration of expanding this homegrown name, Sailor Pen, internationally like the voyages of a Sailor.

Sailor Pen became the first company to produce Fountain Pens for the domestic Japanese market and it is credited to be one of the oldest established pen companies in Japan. Sailor Pen has continued to maintain its heritage of quality and technical excellence over more than a 100 years since then.

Today, Sailor Pens are remembered by any avid fountain pen users as the gold standard in Japanese fountain pen nib making from its late nib artisan, Nagahara Nobuyoshi 長原宣義. Many nib designs by Sailor Pen are hotly sought after by collectors for its extraordinary writing ability like the Sailor Concorde nib which allows one to write in both fine nib and brush strokes font style on just one fountain pen nib by turning it upside down.

Sailor Pen is also well known for making Japanese makie fountain pens which are usually made by master Japanese artisans in Kaga 加賀 makie style. Notable Sailor Limited Edition fountain pens made to commemorate its 100^th Anniversary in Arita, Sailor Limited Edition Noto Nogoro Fountain pens and Nagahara Nobuyoshi’s Retirement Pens are just some of the many popular fountain pens made by the Japanese pen manufacturer based in Hiroshima.