107 Pilot Maki-e Fountain Pen 14K Nib Phoenix NOS Made in Japan

Description

Pilot Maki-e Fountain Pen
Brand
: Pilot.
Size
: standard size. Nib size: M (14K).
General condition
:
Made in Japan in Aug 1996. NOS, come with original wood box, manual and converter.
The nib is a 14K gold nib, M size.
Cap and barrel are made of brass, with metal clip. Covered with Japanese lacquer paint, phoenix motif is done by maki-e masters, signed by Kokkokai
國光會（こっこうかい）
.
A brief introduction by Pilot Co. about the story of Kokkokai:
The late Gonroku Matsuda, who was later to become Japan's most respected Maki-e artisan and a designated Living National Treasure, began his residence with PILOT in November 1926. Soon after joining, he brought together more than 80 Maki-e artisans, both working for and independent of PILOT, to form a Maki-e artisan group. This was the beginning of what is now called the KOKKOKAI.
The group derived its name from the words of one of PILOT's founders, the late Ryosuke Namiki: “Just as sumo is Japan's national sport, so Maki-e is the light of our nation”. (KOKKOKAI is formed of three characters meaning nation, light and group, respectively). All of PILOT's Maki-e products are inscribed with the characters for KOKKOKAI, as a mark of product quality.
Notes
: Recovered from out-of-business stationary shop. Cosmetic imperfections are expected due to prolonged storage and/or customer's testing. (e.g. oxidation spot, scratches here and there...) Please refer to the photos. Don't hesitate to ask for more information and photos. And by the way, we can't include every aspects of the product, e.g. we can't describe the smell of it, or if the nib is flexible or rigid, etc. We store it in a pet-free and smoke-free environment.
Shipping
: Free shipping to US addresses from Singapore with tracking number. Shipping fee to other countries is capped at .99 per order.
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