Murasaki Shikibu (Japanese Beautyberry) - Crv - Group Review - 2015-06

[Lou Erickson]

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Murasaki Shikibu (Japanese Beautyberry) - CRV - Group Review - 2015-06

The Iroshizuku Group Review color for June 2015 is Murasaki Shikibu ”Japanese Beautyberry”. It is a clear purple, neither blue nor violet, light enough to be usable in large areas but not too thin to read with a fine nib.

Please post your reviews and scans of the ink in this thread.

If you want to a partner for a Co-Razy View (CRV) of this ink, please write it up and mail it to Lou Erickson. (PM for the address.) If you want to do a Co-Razy View on your own, please do! Other reviews are welcome, too.

You can look at the full description of the Iroshizuku Group Review to see how this should work and what we’re doing.

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Thanks to Rachel Goulet, who gave permission to me to use their beautiful product photo and swab.

More thanks to Amberlea who is always such an inky enabler.

Please PM me with any questions. I look forward to seeing everyone's results!

I apologize for the lateness, as it has been a busy month. I hope everyone's been having purple thoughts!

[visvamitra]

Waterproofness:

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Ink Splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Oxford Recycled ( 90g), Kaweco Classic Sport, eyedropper, stalówka B

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Cheap notebook, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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[amberleadavis]

GREAT STUFF!!!

[chewytulip]

 

Done with a folded nib on Tomoe River paper

 

 

Written in a notebook that's not especially ink-friendly, but not terrible.

 

 

The same notebook. It's where I put my unending ink-related thoughts.

 

 

And sheen, because a folded nib dumps a LOT of ink on the page, and we might as well enjoy it, right?

[amberleadavis]

 

Done with a folded nib on Tomoe River paper

 

 

Written in a notebook that's not especially ink-friendly, but not terrible.

 

 

The same notebook. It's where I put my unending ink-related thoughts.

 

 

And sheen, because a folded nib dumps a LOT of ink on the page, and we might as well enjoy it, right?

 

ChewyTulip, your expertise is needed, can you talk to us about folded nibs?

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/293758-inks-with-the-traveling-pen/

[ENewton]

A splendid ink, beautiful and well behaved.

[amberleadavis]

ChewyTulip, is that a violet KK-Ink? I love my Kara's Kustom pens!

[chewytulip]

Oh, I love the Karas Kustom Ink pen too! It's their pink one, which looks waaaaaaay more magenta in real life than their photos. Happily, I am also a fan of magenta!

[amberleadavis]

AH, yes, I have a pink and violet which are still visiting Art. I miss them. Right now, I have two greens, an orange and an aluminum on my desk. Great pens.