MINO -Washi Pens-

Fountain and ballpoint pens handcrafted with authentic Mino washi from Gifu Prefecture’s historic Mino City. Silk printed in Kyoto with traditional Kyoto yuzen motifs.
Hand-coated with UV acrylic. German-made metal fittings.

Elements

Element 1

Mino Washi: A Cherished Traditional Japanese Craft

Gifu's superior washi from Mino City, one of the most important centers of washi production and trade in Japan.

Element 2

Dayacom Metal Fittings

German-made metal fountain pen and ballpoint pen fittings, including European standard ink converters.

Element 3

Emerging Pen Craftsman: Yasutaka Takeuchi

Made with the care and attention to detail you can expect from Japanese craftsmanship. Takeuchi is a Gifu native and grandson of traditional Toyohashi fude (calligrapy brush)craftsman.

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Fountain Pens

Fountain Pen Ink

European Standard
Dayacom converter included with pens

Ballpoint Pens

Ballpoint Pen Refills

uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514

Fountain Pens

Aizome Botan

Model noTWM1810

This fountain pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Aizome Botan (Indigo Peony) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Indigo is a traditional Japanese dye, and the peony is a favorite in Japan and other Asian countries.

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen

Usagi Ichimatsu(light blue)

Model noTWM1800

This fountain pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Usagi Ichimatsu (Japanese Hare) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

The combination of rabbit and cherry blossoms aginst the two-coloured chequered lattice pattern feels both traditonal and contemporary.

  • Length: 130 x 17mm diam
  • Weight: 52g
  • Dayacom metal nib and hardware
  • Letter size: Medium
  • Ink:European standard cartridge
  • Dayacom converter for ink included with pen

Ballpoint Pens

Gekko Aki No Nanakusa

Model noRM1605

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Gekko Aki No Nanakusa (Seven Herbs of Autumn in the Moonlight) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

This is a traditional Japanese pattern representing autumn in Japan, featuring the Seven Herbs of Autumn: hagi (bush clover), ogana (tail flower), kudzu (arrowroot), nadeshiko (dianthus), omie-naeshi (eastern valerian), fujibakama (fragrant eupatorium) and kikyo (bellflower), glowing in the moonlight.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514

Aizome Ryusui Sakura

Model noTM1811

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with an Aizome Ryusui Sakura (Indigo Floating Cherry Blossoms) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Floating cheery blossoms s a much-loved motif in Japan that instantly conjures an elegant feeling. This motif is printed in traditional Japanese indigo.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514

Sakura to Ryusui

Model noTWD1700-3

This ballpoint pen is wrapped with Mino washi printed with a Sakura to Ryusui (Floating Sakura) Kyoto yuzen motif and hand-coated with UV acrylic.

Floating cherry blossoms is a much-loved motif in Japan that instantly conjures an elegant feeling. The bright pink of this pen is characteristic of Kyoto yuzen motifs and instantly evokes the image of spring in Japan.

  • Length: 135 x 8mm
  • Weight: 19g
  • Oil-based ballpoint: 0.7mm
  • Ballpoint pen refills: uni-ball SK-8 or CROSS 8514

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