The name Iroshizuku is a combination of the Japanese words Iro (Coloring), expressing high. Each 50ml glass bottle is a beautifully crafted container designed with an innovative dip at the bottom to make for easy filling of your fountain pen, when the ink level runs low. This purple matches the shade of the rich murasaki shikibu. Still, this ink seems fairly smudge friendly, even though it will not survive a thorough wetting. Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu Ink (50ml Bottle) MSRP: 28.00. This one is somewhat anaemic, and I had high hopes of the output considering its name, but alas.

I cannot say that I recommend this ink, considering all those other wonderful Iroshizuku offerings. Would that make this a pastel purple, perhaps? I do not really know what to make of the ink, because it is a generally light example of an Iroshizuku ink, yet tries to be purple. That told, the ink itself is actually a fairly delicate purple, more determinedly purple than images of Japanese Beautyberry I have seen online: Those lean more towards magenta than an actual purple. Ink Color: Purple Point Type: None Item UPC: 72838692214. I am ashamed to say I have never actually read the copy in its native language. Item: Iroshizuku Ink Bottle Murasaki-Shikibu (Deep Lavender), Purple Ink. Some may translate it to the Japanese Beautyberry, but my first exposure to the name lies with the poet/author by the same name, also creator of the Tale of Genji. This is the Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu ink.

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