Sailor Bespoke maki-e Deer in Moonlight

[jandrese]

4 hours ago, DvdRiet said:

Just received Sakura's email about this pen and was surprised to learn that there are only 50 of them available worldwide. A very nice acquisition indeed, that you've got yourself there! I'm also now invested in seeing what the rest of the 'to Gekkou' series will be like -> You will be purchasing them and sharing the photos with us here, won't you?

I will be considering whatever comes next if I get the chance!

[Linger]

I was also able to acquire one of the fifty (#44/50) pieces of this limited edition. My first maki-e on this champions league level, with one artist (Ikki Moroike), using the Togidashi Taka techniques (the texture and depth are amazing), with my all-time-favourite KoP 21K nib in Medium. It is really a next level of joy to take this superb craftsmanship out of the box, to hold in my hand, and to write with it. The theme (red deer stag), the setting (full moon), and the colours (a somewhat matte, subdued, regal kind of green paired with "old" gold, and topped-off with the shiny pearl of the moon) made it an irresistible beauty for me. So I took a deep breath, and then another deeper breath, and pulled the trigger. And now it is mine.

 

Obviously you can find better pictures online, or made by jandrese, as my lighting is bad, and my iphone 8 does not have the advance macro settings, but you get an impression.

 

 

 

 

 

[jandrese]

3 hours ago, Linger said:

I was also able to acquire one of the fifty (#44/50) pieces of this limited edition. My first maki-e on this champions league level, with one artist (Ikki Moroike), using the Togidashi Taka techniques (the texture and depth are amazing), with my all-time-favourite KoP 21K nib in Medium. It is really a next level of joy to take this superb craftsmanship out of the box, to hold in my hand, and to write with it. The theme (red deer stag), the setting (full moon), and the colours (a somewhat matte, subdued, regal kind of green paired with "old" gold, and topped-off with the shiny pearl of the moon) made it an irresistible beauty for me. So I took a deep breath, and then another deeper breath, and pulled the trigger. And now it is mine.

 

Obviously you can find better pictures online, or made by jandrese, as my lighting is bad, and my iphone 8 does not have the advance macro settings, but you get an impression.

 

 

 

 

 

That is so awesome, hope you continue to enjoy it to the fullest!