Sailor Jentle Shigure Blue Black

[Morbus Curiositas]

Sailor Jentle Shigure

 

Dear FPN Friends.

 

A little story...

 

I am Dutchman born in Breda.... Cosiest city of "joie de vivre" (joy of life) in the northern hemishpere....

 

Just nineteen kilometres away is the Fountain Pen Walhalla better known as La Couronne du Comte....

 

My Girlfriend Sabine and I went to paradise last week to buy some Fountain Pens (Maybe I will do a review soon (Dupont and Edison...).Dennis and Rik gave me/us some nice goodies.... one of those is...

 

Sailor Jentle Shigure Ink

 

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Sailor%20Jentle%20shigure/SailorJentleShigure002InksplashFPN_zpsfcf2540d.jpg

 

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Sailor%20Jentle%20shigure/SailorJentleShigure003towelFPN_zps38ddbb56.jpg

 

Colour: Deepest Dark Blue

 

 

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Sailor%20Jentle%20shigure/SailorJentleShigure1FPN_zps71c69563.jpg

 

 

 

Down here are some of the technical specs (as suggested by Ann Finley 2007)

(not copied in but for this ink)

points 1-5 1 = 5=

Fountain Pens: Diplomat Marrakesh A Nib M: Kaweco Calligrapy 2,3 Itlaic Nib

Paper: Leonardo Ringbuch,average quality school note book made in Austria

Drying time: fast points 5/

Flow: very smooth even in both nibs points: 5

Lubrication: smooth in both pens points: 5

Bleeding: strong in broad nibs little in M (see photo) points 4

Shading: medium none points: 3

Waterproof: Not vomplete but VERY legible after 2 minute Bath points: 4

Package: Lovely bottle with special system to fill you pen wiht last drop points: 35

Availabilty: In Europe Good, La Couronne Du Comte (NL),http://www,lacouronneducomte.nl See review

USA Amazon, Do not know where to obtain in the USA but Goulet Pens has a great joy in pleasing their clients ask... Why don't you Rachel http://www,gouletpens.com

Quality: Janpanese Geniosity points: 5

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Sailor%20Jentle%20shigure/SailorJentleShigure006samplerFPN_zpsfa73934f.jpg

Nice Stuff....Please Compare wiht the Bombproff De Atamentis....Seems like the same colour family

Showthrough and waterproof

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Sailor%20Jentle%20shigure/SailorJentleShigure008bleed_zps5e92678b.jpg

Little but very acceptible showthrough with Medium nib.... Quite strong bleeding with the 2,3 Italic...

But using the 2.3 Italic is like throwing a Molotow cocktail to the paper

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Sailor%20Jentle%20shigure/SailorJentleShigure004waterproofFPN_zps2557ce2e.jpg

Do not know if it survives longer swims... But this looks very legible after 2 minutes in Water

Too Conclude

Very nice and well-behaving ink. It has a nice familiar smell of ink....

Very dark blue.... (PM for a postcard)... Highly saturated (my advise clean your FP more often).

It is one of the deepest and richest dark Blues I have seen sofar....

Very Impressive....

Thanks a lot Arrigato Dennis and Rik

Regards

 

[lgsoltek]

I love this ink. It has great sheen!!

[Morbus Curiositas]

I love this ink. It has great sheen!!

Well I promised you to write you a post card wiht Herbin and De Atramentis.... Will use some more inks including this one...

 

I saw your name in the PM but what is you first and what is your last name???

I will probably send the postcard today

 

Regards,

 

Peter

[visvamitra]

Cool review - thank you!

[kimmo]

Lovely colour and great review! I don't have a lot of experience of Sailor inks but this may be worthy of trying.

[lgsoltek]

Well I promised you to write you a post card wiht Herbin and De Atramentis.... Will use some more inks including this one...

 

I saw your name in the PM but what is you first and what is your last name???

I will probably send the postcard today

 

Regards,

 

Peter

 

Xie is my last name (I know how Chinese names are confusing ) I already have 5 of the 8 Four-Season inks, including this one. I may get the other three someday...

[Davros]

I adore this ink, although it startles me to hear it referred to as a blue-black! Anderson pens and Isellpens.com both carry Sailor Shigure. So does Pen Chalet. Thanks for the review!

[white_lotus]

Yes I love Shigure too. I think it's more of a blue violet, maybe even into the violet range.

[Patrick L]

"I adore this ink, although it startles me to hear it referred to as a blue-black!"

 

I'm just as startled as you. Shigure is supposed to be and has always been described as a deep purple ink.

[Morbus Curiositas]

Funny to read about the colour interpreration...

 

It appears deepest darkest blue to me.... almost black dependend on what nib you use...

 

Postcard???

 

Well I like this ink a lot

[amberleadavis]

Nice Review.

[AlejoPlay]

How similar is this to Diamine Bilberry?

[tinysnail]

Yeah, Shigure is definitely a dark purple.

 

http://38.media.tumblr.com/068c97c5547ed79e18369e356077d24a/tumblr_neu32zKXa81qgziczo1_1280.jpg

 

(Sorry for the messiness... I love Shigure and use it very often, for anything and everything, so it wasn't hard to find a shot of it in action!)

 

My only qualms with it are that it's not super water-resistant (not a deal-breaker, but that would have been a nice bonus) and that it can take a long time to dry on some papers. I found I was able to smudge some writing on Rhodia about a half hour after, and this was in an XXF Pelikan nib. Otherwise, it's a wonderful ink that flows well. I have a bottle on its way to me.

[Morbus Curiositas]

How similar is this to Diamine Bilberry?

Cannot help you here.... I do not own the Diamine

[VivienR]

Nice review, well its really hard to decide that its a dark blue, or almost dark blue purple. Its have definitely lots of purple in it, more than what you can find in a regular blue, its came out when its get cleaned. No argue, that's a class one ink, as all Sailor. Sailor absolutely placed itself to the highest rank of ink manufacturer. Can't say about their pens, hopefully can about few weeks.

[carlos.q]

I have used this ink regularly for the past month and it is a very dark purple. In a fine nib it will appear almost black. In a broad wet nib it will show its true color. It us also nicely lubricated.

[fireant]

Yeah, Shigure is definitely a dark purple.

 

http://38.media.tumblr.com/068c97c5547ed79e18369e356077d24a/tumblr_neu32zKXa81qgziczo1_1280.jpg

 

 

Oh my that is gorgeous.

[Morbus Curiositas]

Good Idea I will fill a broad nib pen with it....

 

And Vivienne I am thinking of Buying Sailor....

 

Will let you know

[jasonchickerson]

My sample of Shigure was very purple. Beside PR Tanzanite, the Tanzanite appeared to have no purple at all. Even your photos here appear purple to me.

[Morbus Curiositas]

My sample of Shigure was very purple. Beside PR Tanzanite, the Tanzanite appeared to have no purple at all. Even your photos here appear purple to me.

On second glance they have a bit of purple it depends on the lightfallandthe Nib used...

 

Btw off topic didthe Velveka sample arrive yet?