Tsuyu Kusa And Company

[senzen]

Tsuyu Kusa was my first expensive ink, and while I liked it, it seemed a little underwhelming; all that changed with a wet Sailor Pro Gear in medium, if I had to choose just one ink, this would be it.

 

 

Row 1 of the other colours: Chiku Rin, Vert Empire, Verde Muschiato, Ina Ho, Inti, Lie de Thé, Yama Guri, Perle Noire.

 

Row 2: Ama Iro, Kon Peki, Équinoxe 6, Souten, Asa Gao, Myosotis, Ajisai, Verdigris.

 

Row 3: Mandarin, Fuyu Gaki, Orange Indien, Ancient Copper, Rouge Hematite, Diamine Poppy Red, Perle Noire.

 

Souten comes close but is a tad more green, on a dry medium Metropolitan; on a wetter pen it comes out a lot closer to Kon Peki.

 

 

[LanceSaintPaul]

I really like that style of comparison matrix. Thanks.

[gmathio]

Nice comparison, thanks for this. Tsuyu Kusa seems a nice blue, but I still prefer the Asa Gao.

[senzen]

I really like that style of comparison matrix. Thanks.

 

I'm glad it's useful.

[DrDebG]

Thank you for the comparison. I have a Pelikan 400 Blue Striated permanently filled with Tsuyu-Kusa. Once the pen and ink met, they fell in love and married and are living happily every after.

[senzen]

Thank you for the comparison. I have a Pelikan 400 Blue Striated permanently filled with Tsuyu-Kusa. Once the pen and ink met, they fell in love and married and are living happily every after.

 

Same here, I've been getting interesting pens lately, but I'm not moving it from that Sailor. Plus my hands can't take all this washing after swapping inks anymore!

[inkstainedruth]

Tsuyu-kusa doesn't seem to get enough love around here for some reason. While I prefer Kon-peki (Asa-Gao is too drippy an ink for me), I keep thinking I should get a bottle of Tsuyu-kusa because it really is a pretty color.

Thanks for the comparison.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Edited April 23, 2018 by inkstainedruth