Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name 3776 Century Urushi Maki-e, "Hagi" or Bush Clover design. The leaves are done in different materials - some are painted gold, some have glitter, and some are raden. Stunning!
Manufacturer and Year Platinum, Japan -- 1999-2011. The design appears in a 1999 catalog with the model number PTB-200000 and sold for 200,000 yen (approx. $1200 at today's exchange rate). This pen does NOT have the slip-and-seal cap that was introduced in 2011.
Length Just a bit over 5-5/8".
Filling System Platinum cartridge or converter fill. A Platinum converter is installed.
Color We believe that this is called "Hagi", or bush clover. The background color is black urushi lacquer, and there is intricate artwork featuring a beautiful 3-leafed plant, with leaves represented in gold, coppery colored glitter, and raden. The pen has gold plated trim.
Nib MEDIUM 18k nib. This will write like a Western fine.
Condition Excellent + condition, in box with paperwork. There is light scratching in the black background on the cap and barrel, but the images are sharp and clear and the detail all looks great. The clip and clip ring has some light scratching. The cap band has some small touches of brassing. Ships in velvet-lined wooden box with paperwork, a polishing cloth, and outer box. There is a bottle of black ink in the box, which leaked at some point. There is dried ink residue on the bottle as well as embedded in the velvet lining.
