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Taccia Cha Brown This was part of blind ink testing, on another FP site. It's a fun practice, one needs to throw most prejudices out and focus on the ink This is review #173. It is my understanding that the Mandarin word Chá gave birth to the word Cha in Japanese, Chai in Russian, Hindi and Farsi. In this case the ink represents well, the colour of the rare Japanese black tea (Wakoucha). It' a light reddish brown colour with slightly below average lubrication. It looks flat on Rhodia and gorgeous on Iroful. Dry times are long on Rhodia, so very long on Japanese Papers. Shading is only visible with dryish pens and disappears with wet pens. Cleaning the ink stains from my fingers needed a pumice stone. Ink doesn't like copy paper at all. Personally, I don't mind the feathering, I find it gives character to my writing Chroma is gorgeous... Writing Samples: The quotes were to honour the Chinese New Year (year of the snake) Photo: Comparison: Water test: Left side (10 seconds under running water. After 24 hours) Mousy was washed away, so was half the kitty cat. Thankfully, they were reincarnated below @InesF Art Work: Cat and mouse, cosplay tea ceremony Paper is Talens Mixed media. The first is pocket book, the second is a square pocket size. Note both these papers fill a large hand Other inks used: Endless Alchemy Mystic Forest (Green) Kala Onyx · Pens used: Pilot F3A Japanese Ef /soft flex., Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1) · What I liked: Learning about the rare Japanese Black tea · What I did not like: Lack of water resistance, when the red became too prominent. · What some might not like: Maybe the reddish brown. · Shading: Subtle, disappears with a wet pen. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Slightly below average. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Good · Saturation: Reddish brown. · Shading Potential: Decent · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Yes on copy paper. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Easy · Water resistance: Non-existent · Availability: 40 ml bottles Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier