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In looking at and marvelling at Nakaya, Danitrio, and some of the more expensive Pilot-Namiki and Sailor urushi/lacquer options, I am utterly enraptured by the variety and beauty of even (honestly especially) the most basic options. Not the Maki-e stuff, which is a whole world of wonder unto itself, but the basic, "simple" styles. From the ultra-shiny burnished roiro-migake and tamenuri styles, to the really cool stone-like ishi-me kan-shitsu, to unpolished variants like irokeshi-dame nurippanashi, and all the other cool stuff that can be done with it like brush stroke patterns and the like. So I figure why not start a thread about this wonderful stuff - just all the magic inherent to this style of pen finish. What are your favorites? What colors enthrall you. I am in the process of buying an urushi lacquered pen, and am simply (and most delightfully) lost in all the possibilities. I honestly haven't even settled on a basic color, as I marvel at so many of them. Sanguine sho-dame, golden-brown honey-like ki-dame, and deep, beautiful, dark green midori-dame at the moment are really enrapturing me the most (especially the green midori shades). But then I look at all the beautiful stuff that can be done beyond color and my mind just gets completely blown. So, please, I know you all love to talk about, and marvel in these marvelous writing instruments that draw us together here. Let's talk about the Urushi flavor of awesome! I'm totally not trying to be an enabler here of course. Totally not. Nope! I would never do that!