Anyone have more background info on Halukaze Gallery / Sey Pens out of Japan?

[Betweenthelines]

Hi,

 

I'm currently having a couple pens commissioned from Halukaze Gallery, which is the same company as Sey Pens.  Basically Halukaze Gallery is their side for custom urushi work and for Sey Pens they have pens made by Nikko Ebonite (Eboya) and then urushi them up and sell the completed pens, using the same artisans as the custom work on the Halukaze side.   I'm curious for

more information about the ‘Japanese artisans’ doing the work, and admittedly some of my curiosity is spurned by what was eventually revealed by Wancher in regards to their work being outsourced.

[mke]

On 11/16/2024 at 9:21 AM, Betweenthelines said:

what was eventually revealed by Wancher in regards to their work being outsourced

For those who don't know, please explain, thank you.

 

Probably they will not tell you to make sure that you don't contact the artisan behind their back. If your pens will be signed you can find out, otherwise it will be a secret.

Anyway, why don't you ask them?

 

[a student]

On 11/16/2024 at 5:21 AM, Betweenthelines said:

Hi,

 

I'm currently having a couple pens commissioned from Halukaze Gallery, which is the same company as Sey Pens.  Basically Halukaze Gallery is their side for custom urushi work and for Sey Pens they have pens made by Nikko Ebonite (Eboya) and then urushi them up and sell the completed pens, using the same artisans as the custom work on the Halukaze side.   I'm curious for

more information about the ‘Japanese artisans’ doing the work, and admittedly some of my curiosity is spurned by what was eventually revealed by Wancher in regards to their work being outsourced.

 

My hunch, and it is just that– a hunch– nothing more, is that unless the scale of their business justifies having inhouse artisans, the work would most likely be outsourced, That said, I don't see why that should be a problem per se