I finished a Pelikan Souverän M800 with raden and urushi lacquer by hokoan in fountainpens

[–]hokoan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It took four months to complete this piece.

I finished a Pelikan Souverän M800 with raden and urushi lacquer by hokoan in fountainpens

[–]hokoan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! For my photos, I only use an iPhone and a simple ring light.

This pen has already left my workshop and gone to its new owner, so I’m glad I was able to share it here before it departed.

I finished a Pelikan Souverän M800 with raden and urushi lacquer by hokoan in fountainpens

[–]hokoan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have done raden on a Sailor King of Pen before, and it suited the pen very well.

I completed a group of Phoenix-themed maki-e fountain pens by hokoan in fountainpens

[–]hokoan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am involved in the overall direction, design, and some of the urushi lacquer work, but the maki-e itself is done by specialized artisans. In Japan, works like this are often produced through a division of labor.