PilotIroshizuku Fountain Pen Ink - 50ml Bottle - Fuyu-gaki Persimmon (Vermilion Red Orange) (Japan Import)

The ink arrived in a padded envelope, and left on the front doorstep in January. Luckily, our security camera notified us there had been a delivery, so I brought it in right away. I was shocked to see it in a small padded envelope, while other things I’ve ordered from Amazon that aren’t breakable arrive in boxes with bubble wrap. The ink’s box was slightly damaged as you can see in the photos, which is a shame, as I always keep ink boxes. If it had been in a box it would have been better protected. The ink itself is very sheer to look at and you wonder how it will look on paper, but I inked up a Cross Townsend Medalist, medium nib, and it behaves well on Rhodia paper (80 g/m2). I don’t see an awful lot of shading, and the colour is more orange than red, though the sample photos of the colour are true to life in the Amazon photos that are shown with the ink on the purchase page. It would be nice to have more shading to this ink in a medium nib, but I’ll try it in a vintage flex and compare. Overall, a pleasing ink, but similar to a Kaweco Sunrise Orange ink I have. If you’re looking for a reddish ink, keep in mind that this is definitely a deep orange, and definitely the colour of persimmons. The bottle is lovely and a great addition to an ink collection.

Its a great ink and will work well on nearly all 100/120 GSM quality journals.It is quite thin that means that paper needs to be smooth surfaced for it to not bleed/feather.This ink dries very fast I'd say 2-4 seconds.The color is close to the red that is about to transition into orange and is bright.I use ivory paper 120 gsm can write on both sides with no issue using namaki 18k gold nib fine (also from pilot). The Ivory paper makes ink appear a tone more orange but that is what I wanted from the start.This ink is not water resistant at all and neither is advertised as such.

Une teinte orangée un peu clair si ira très bien à cette encre de qualité. Claire mais néanmoins tout à fait visible sur papier blanc ou blanc cassé. Je suis fan de cette marque avec des flacons de toute beauté

Love this ink

2時間ほど前に冬柿と紫陽花の50ミリインクを受領しました。直ぐにミドリCoのMD万年筆のコンバーターに冬柿をセットして、愛用のMDノート新書版に試し書きをしてみました。いくらか滲みは出るものの書き味は良いですね。ブロッターで滲みを取ってしばらく置くと鮮やかな色合いになります。このMD万年筆のNibは中字ですが、冬柿はくっきりとして温かみのある色合いなのでカリグラフィ用インクとして使用しても面白い効果が出せるでしょう。大事に使わせてもらいます。