Sailor Kobe # 16 Nada Brown

[visvamitra]

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Kobe (神戸市 Kōbe-shi) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bayand about 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population around 1.5 million, the city is part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. Its name comes from "kanbe" (神戸), an archaic title for supporters of the city's Ikuta Shrine. Kobe became one of Japan's 17 designated cities in 1956.

Kobe is famous for its shirines and nioce architecture but among fountain pen and ink afficionados the name Kobe cause increased heart-rate. The city is a home of Nagasawa-Kobe stationery shop that offers incredible lione of more than fifty inks made by Sailor.

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https://kobe-nagasawa.co.jp/

My master - plan is to prepare comparison of full line of Nagasawa-Kobe inks. Not an easy task as they're not the most obtainable inks on the market, but hopefully I'll manage to do it

At the moment Nagasawa-Kobe offers 52 inks:

• Rokko Green
• Pier Blue
• Old Foreigner Ward Sepia
• Kitano Foreigners Residence Red
• East Asia Black
• Kobe Bordeaux
• Kaikyo Blue
• Arima Amber
• Suma Purple
• Mikage Grey
• Ikuta Orange
• Okamoto Pink
• Nunobiki Emerald
• Maya Lapis
• Maiko Green
• Nada Brown
• Shioya Blue
• Sannomiya Panse
• Minatogawa Lime
• Motomachi Rouge
• Taisanji Yellow
• Shinkaichi Gold
• Nagata Blue
• Nakayamate Black
• Tarumi Apricot
• Wadamisaki Blue
• Kounan Maroon
• Suzuran Green
• Suma Kaihin Blue
• Ooji Cherry
• Kaigan Stone Grey
• Tamon Purple Grey
• Rikyuu Moon Yellow
• Sourakuen Tea Green
• Suwayama Leaf Green
• Sakaemachi Indigo
• Minatojima Island Blue
• Kitanozaka Night Blue
• Kobe Brick
• Sumiyoshi Brown
• Suma Rikyu Rose
• Rokko Island Sky
• Gakuen Toshi Fresh Green
• Sumaura Seaside Blue
• Hashibuse Silhouette Green
• Nagisa Museum Grey
• Aoya Cascade Green
• Suidousuji Marchais Blue
• Kitano Olive Green
• Kyo-machi Legend Blue
• Kano-cho Midnight
• Shioya Vintage Sepia

 

Nada Brown is great brown. A little too red for me but still nice nevertheless.

 

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software ID

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Color range

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Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Leuchturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Oxford, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

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[Algester]

would it be like Sailor's brown?

[visvamitra]

No. It's redder.

[lgsoltek]

Sailor Brown is much yellower, which I prefer.

[Ghost Plane]

Ick! I'm not a fan of reddish browns. Much prefer the BB Espresso or Kobe Sepia.

[Cyber6]

This is in my short list of Browns to get.... a tad redder but seems nice. It does look a little "flat"...

 

 

Thanks Vis...

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review. I'll pass on this one, since I'm not a fan of browns that lean red.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ethernautrix]

Oh nice! In a wet feed, this looks like it would be gorgeous! I like dark, reddish browns. Very nice!

[amberleadavis]

I'm not a fan of browns, but I really liked this one. In person, it's much prettier than on the screen. This is one of those inks that is just better on the paper. Thanks Vis for another great review.

[Abner C. Kemp]

Not to start some kind of bloody war but I'd much rather own all of the Kobe inks than all of the Iroshizukus. There are SO many fantastic inks in this lineup -- thanks for all these reviews!!

[mehandiratta]

It looks more like sheaffer skrip brown... Which are now made in solvenia

Edited December 16, 2015 by mehandiratta