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Author: Pilot-Namiki
Title: PIOT-NAMIKI: Chrysanthemum and Japanese Forest Grass Vintage Maki-e Fountain Pen by Kyoshu
Place Published: Japan
Publisher:
Date Published: c.1950s
Description: A delightful fountain pen by master artist Kyoshu Kawaguchi (1905-1989), depicting a delicately-rendered chrysanthemum on the barrel and Japanese forest grass on the cap in hiramaki-e and togadashi maki-e. Gold-plated R-type Pilot clip and peaked, terraced captop and endpiece devices. Squeeze-filling system. 133mm. Excellent condition, lustrous and glossy – an exceptional example.

According to Murakami, Kyoshu Kawaguchi was a pupil of Oyama Etsuda in 1918, worked as a non-regular staff artist for the Pilot Corporation, and was awarded numerous prizes for his outstanding work. – Murakami, Tomihiro. Dunhill-Namiki and Lacquer Pens. Shibunkan Publications: 2000, p. 63. ***********************
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