Sailor Fuji-Musume

[lgsoltek]

The last of the old Four season inks I acquired. Fuji-musume is a low saturated violet. I'm not impressed.

 

Splash

(photo, scan)

Sample

(with Pilot Falcon/Elabo SM on Maruman looseleaf)

(on Tomoe River paper, comparing with Kobe Monet Violet. FM is like a watered down Monet Violet.)

Compare

 

Conclusion

I'm not impressed with these re-issued four seasons. While some of them are of a rich colour, vibrant even, like Kin-mokusei, Irori, Chu-shu and Rikyu-cha, many of these are rather pale, pastel and barely practical for writing: Yuki-akari, Fuji-musume, Sakura-mori... As I understand, these pastel colours are popular on Asian markets, but they are not to my (untypical Asian) taste.

I like the more saturated inks from the current four season inks. (By "current" I mean the ones with Yama-dori, Souten, Oku-yama, Tokiwa-matsu, etc.)

 

 

[Mew]

I'm not sold on this, but the ink would be sold.

 

Thanks for your review.

[visvamitra]

Nothing special.

[Cyber6]

Meh... don't care much about these violet hues.. Your splashes are still awesome thou...

 

 

 

C.

[mehandiratta]

seriously... I am happy this is limited edition and was not easily available otherwise I would have purchased this and sulked...

[VivienR]

Isn't the purple I looking for....

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review.

This ink seems pretty, but looks a fair amount (to my eye, at any rate) like modern Skrip Purple. Which is a lot easier to get.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[KKay]

I agree, too washed out and pale looking for me too. Great review though. I loved the ink comparison you did. That tells me everything I need to know right there!