Danitrio Koban Gold Coin Maki-E on Sho-Hakkaku Fountain Pen Olive Many of her maki-e works

Many of her maki-e works have been accepted and rewarded at national art exhibitions

She is an established maki-e artisan who learned maki-e from her father

In this pen

If you have never picked one of these bad boys up before

25 oz) Net Weight (w/ink full) 53 g (1

Danitrio Koban Gold Coin Maki-E on Sho-Hakkaku Fountain Pen Olive Many of her maki-e works100% Genuine Urushi Contains the Maki E Red Seal (Highest Quality of Maki E Art) Hand painted by highly trained Japanese Artisans The pen features the koban, a traditional, oval shaped gold coin used in feudal Japan during the Edo period (16031868). First introduced under the Tokugawa Shogunate, a standard koban was valued at 1 ry (a monetary unit roughly tied to the value of a specific amount of rice). Because of their gold content, kobans were