Reference and General Information

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Blogs and Write-Ups

• Alluring Vintage Fountain Pens - Weekly column dedicated to Japanese and non-Japanese fountain pens.
• A Room for Fountain Pen Evaluations - Blog by Mr. Mori, who has long-time experience and expertise on fountain pens and pen repairs.

 

Ink Information

• Japanese Ink Information - Hakase Sepia (Squid) Ink, Sailor Limited Edition and Sailor Special Edition inks are all discussed here.

 

Lacquerware / Urushiware Information

• Conservation / Restoration of Lacquer Pieces
• Handbook for the Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Crafts - Urushi Art

• Lacquerware Decoration
• Light Stability of Oriental Lacquer Films Irradiated by a Fluorescent Lamp
• The Lacquerware Process

 

Pen Brand / Model Information

• Archive of Featured Pens from the Aoyama Shosaikan Pen Boutique website (Japanese and non-Japanese pens, going back to 2001).
• Platinum Place - Vintage Platinum Pens. (The Platinum Place website no longer exists. Go here to see an archived copy.)
• Rivera Pens - Pilot/Namiki Capless/Vanishing Point Fountain Pen History.

 

Translation Services

(As electronic translation is not perfect, we suggest use of more than one service to obtain the best results.)

• Excite Translation
• Google Translate
• Nifty Translation

 

 

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