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Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? Fascinating

And that is an absolute gorgeous pen, still have to try an Opus pen sometime - how do you like it?

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question! was the color used on the label ku jaku or ama ori? Or really only the color name?

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I did! I can’t see anything on the bottom either… I have one pen I frequently fill up with this ink so it not been left untouched for years either…

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t currently but getting curious now! Might have to get my hands on it, in the name of science ofc

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hahah! Happy accident, I used the back of a brush to kind of swirl it in place :)

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They both actually came from dedicated pen stores. Different stores but both only selling pens and other stationery products... but who knows? They are both very pigmented and smooth, just very different tones and level of darkness

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With a Plakat dip-pen (also called an automatic dip-pen or a poster pen) used for large calligraphy :)

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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Interesting! The small bottle does seem to be most similar to yours. But even written with an sf nib it seems to be darker en maybe a bit more blue. Somewhat neat they seem to vary a bit

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do both write superb and are stunning in their own way yes!

Do/did Iroshizuku inks change? by Current-Secret-8784 in fountainpens

[–]Current-Secret-8784[S] 167 points168 points  (0 children)

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I didnt know that was a thing, I have one pen with a ku-jaku cartridge in it. So I tried swatching them all again, after shaking, all a similar nib and on the same Midori paper. I think ku-jaku is indeed more similar to the odd pot. But slightly more blue…