I received three of the four new Iroshizuku ink colors this past week. The only one that I did not get is ina-ho which is a brown.
I'm a little ambivalent about these inks, they are not quite as intense and saturated as some of the other Iroshizuku inks, but I do like them.
I did not think that I was going to like the kosumosu, which is a light pink, but the more I use it the more I like it. The green is truly a bamboo color and also a nice writer, but my favorite of this group is the mirasaki-shikibu, which is a luscious purple. They call it a bluish purple but I do not detect the blue.
These inks are currently available in the US from Jetpens or on eBay from Engeika, I'm sure Goulet Pens will have these inks soon also.
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Ooh, pretties! Thank you for the review.
I just ordered Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses. I can't wait to try it out, although I don't know if I'll get the black swan without a flex pen. The flex pen may have to be the next purchase.
I knew I should have stayed away from fountain pens, lol!
Pretty colors for spring. :)
Thanks for the post--glad to see these inks in action :D
I agree, these are FAB spring inks!!
I´m currently waiting for a couple of Iro inks. Can´t wait. Your swabs look gorgeous.
Question: What do you think about the Chiku-Rin ink? Do you need to have a broad/very wet nib to use it (it looks sort of light-coloured to me)?
PMMH - it is a little light, but not as light as this photo. I do prefer it in an italic nib.
I received the samples, and the Chiku-Rin is just a lovely, lovely green. So lovely, in fact... a bottle is on its way to my home. :)
I tried it out with a wet MF and I can definitively see why you like it in an italic nib.
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