Platinum - 3776 - Fountain pen
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Platinum Mizubashou fountain pen, model 3776, made in urushi lacquer with egg-shell rankaku maki-e by Shinonome, Japan, produced 2000–2010, in excellent used condition and in working order, with 1 cm diameter and 1 cm length, serial number PTB-300000A.
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Hello,
I am putting up for sale this exceptional Platinum Mizubashou (水芭蕉), a pen Platinum no longer makes and very hard to find.
The technique: rankaku maki-e
Rankaku maki-e (卵殻蒔絵) consists of inlaying fragments of eggshell into urushi lacquer. The artisan places each shard individually on fresh urushi, selecting fragments for their shape and hue. After polymerisation, protective layers of lacquer are applied on top, then the whole piece is polished until the shell sits flush with the surface. It results in a truly one-of-a-kind object: no other example can have exactly the same arrangement of fragments. The technique and the motif are inseparable: the white fragments reproduce the matte whiteness of the mizubashou flower with a coherence that gold powder could not achieve.
The artisan: Shinonome, urushi tradition of Aizu
The decoration is the work of the Shinonome workshop (東雲), based in Aizu (Fukushima Prefecture), one of the great historical centers of Japanese lacquer art since the Edo period. Shinonome is also the craftsman behind the current Platinum Izumo line, marketed by Platinum with the explicit mention: "work of Shinonome, first-rate Aizu lacquer master." The Mizubashou is the previous generation from the same hand.
Pen in very good condition.
Hello,
I am putting up for sale this exceptional Platinum Mizubashou (水芭蕉), a pen Platinum no longer makes and very hard to find.
The technique: rankaku maki-e
Rankaku maki-e (卵殻蒔絵) consists of inlaying fragments of eggshell into urushi lacquer. The artisan places each shard individually on fresh urushi, selecting fragments for their shape and hue. After polymerisation, protective layers of lacquer are applied on top, then the whole piece is polished until the shell sits flush with the surface. It results in a truly one-of-a-kind object: no other example can have exactly the same arrangement of fragments. The technique and the motif are inseparable: the white fragments reproduce the matte whiteness of the mizubashou flower with a coherence that gold powder could not achieve.
The artisan: Shinonome, urushi tradition of Aizu
The decoration is the work of the Shinonome workshop (東雲), based in Aizu (Fukushima Prefecture), one of the great historical centers of Japanese lacquer art since the Edo period. Shinonome is also the craftsman behind the current Platinum Izumo line, marketed by Platinum with the explicit mention: "work of Shinonome, first-rate Aizu lacquer master." The Mizubashou is the previous generation from the same hand.
Pen in very good condition.
Details
Era
After 2000
Number of objects
1
Model/type
3776
Country of origin
Japan
Period
2000-2010
Material
Resin, Gold, Lacquer
Manufacturer/brand
Platinum
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
In working order
Yes
Diameter
1 cm
Length
1 cm
Nib size
F - Fine
Serial number
PTB-300000A
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