Namiki Yukari Collection Maki-e Fountain Pen — "Turtle" (FN-30M-KMM)

Namiki's Yukari Collection "Turtle" — raised togidashi taka maki-e with mother-of-pearl, on a full-size urushi pen. Brand new, Japanese-market stock, medium nib. Currently sold out at US dealers.

Namiki is Pilot's maki-e house, where lacquer artists of the Kokkokai guild decorate each pen by hand over many months. The Yukari Collection is the core of the line: classic Japanese motifs worked in layered lacquer, gold powder and shell, sized for daily writing rather than the display case. The turtle — a symbol of long life — is built up in relief maki-e, then polished back (togidashi) so the motif sits in a deep, glassy ground. Every pen is signed by its artist.

Specifications

• Model: Namiki Yukari Collection "Turtle" · Pilot ref. FN-30M-KMM
• Technique: togidashi taka maki-e (raised and polished maki-e) with raden (mother-of-pearl)
• Nib: gold, medium (M), two-tone
• Includes Namiki presentation box and papers as supplied in Japan
• Condition: new

Watch: the Yukari "Turtle" up close

A hands-on look at the Yukari Turtle pens — A Few Fair Things.

Inside the Namiki maki-e studio

How Namiki's artists build a maki-e pen, from Pilot's official channel.

Please read before ordering

• Limited availability. Japanese dealer stock is typically one pen at a time. We confirm availability within one business day of your order; if it has sold we refund in full immediately.
• Japanese-market pen. Pilot Pen USA does not provide warranty service for pens sold in Japan. We inspect before shipping and cover defects for 30 days.
• Ships from New Jersey in 2–3 weeks. Price includes all import duties. Fully insured, signature required.