NAMIKI Emperor 1990s N°50 Spring Autumn (Hagi) Flowers Hyakusen Murata M Nib for Sale

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NAMIKI Emperor 1990s N°50 Spring Autumn (Hagi) Flowers Hyakusen Murata M Nib For Sale

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NAMIKI Emperor 1990s N°50 Spring Autumn (Hagi) Flowers Hyakusen Murata M Nib:
$16500.00

NAMIKI Emperor N°50Spring (Hagi) Autumn Flower/Grass Fountain PenMaki-E Artist: Hyakusen Murata Year: 199918k 750 monotone Namiki #50 Medium (M) NibAn outstanding pen of impressive size and appearance, now out of production, this is one of the most beautiful and less common of the Namiki Emperor pens. Emperor-sized charcoal burnished togidashi maki-e fountain pen. A visually striking pen embellished with autumn leaves in gold and green.An exquisitely wrought raden butterfly is perched at the bottom of the barrel, surrounded by ferns and leaves of Autumn.This pen is out of production and has become quite uncommon. Signed by the artist. This pen employs an eyedropper filling system.A traditional oriental wood gift box with outer box and pipette completes the stunning presentation.
The Mysterious Da Vinci Code behind Namiki Emperor Autumn Flower – HAGIFor experienced collectors of Namiki or Pilot Maki-e pens, most have seen this Emperor size maki-e pen, Autumn Grass alias Hagi. It existed as early as 1980s in Pilot design and then later in mid 90s as Namiki Autumn Flower.The vibrant gold nashiji (named after the famous Japanese pear-like gold dust) application on this design is characteristic of an artist who had been with the esteemed Namiki Pilot Kokokai (the design studio which produces all these beauties) for more than three decades – Mr. Hyakusen Murata. His unique style of maki-E in gold dust is found in many sought-after ever green classics like Yukari Double Gold Fish Kingyo, Kisshomon and this pen Hagi Autumn Flower.The highlight of this article focuses on an interesting aspect which even many experienced collectors may not know about it ; the secret codes on the pen.It’s an interesting aspect of collecting fountain pens to unravel mysteries that few noticed. Of course, this comes few and far between because it requires some observation and Sherlock Holmes intuition and curiosity.There are actually 3 kanji characters embedded among the Autumn Flower theme. When most fortunate collectors who have this pen in their hands, they are naturally attracted by the AAA Grade golden mellow nashiji and taka maki-e art illustrated on the grass petals first. Although It is not at all colourful like most beautiful maki-e pens, the skillful execution of maki-e lacquer art illustrates the highest lacquer art expertise from the artist.Naturally, we are mesmerised by the aesthetics of the maki-e work so much so that we may actually miss the secret coded kanji characters weaved into the drawing itself.In this magnified images, for the first time, you will see the detail of the characters revealed. It reads as “Shirono Miya” if taken as a continuous string of words.I have also noticed in the early years on the cap but have certainly not seen – Shirono (both on the barrel). Could it be a place? Or an artist’s name who creates the line drawing of the theme? It may well not exist on all Hagi pens and each could be different.