Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo ink

I received a Chanukah gift from Phil (PhilNH5) and his wife, Mary Lou. It arrived this afternoon after traveling from Japan.

I have been wanting a full bottle of Pilot's Iroshizuku ink for the longest time and, thanks to them, I now have one. Just the bottle alone is stunning and is in a class by itself. Then there is the color they chose for me, Yama-Budo (what the Goulet Pen Company is translating as Crimson Glory Vine). It is a magenta that I probably would not have ordered for myself but that truly would have been my loss because the color is striking and I love it. Unfortunately, my awful snapshots do not do this ink color justice. The flow is just wet enough to help make the nib glide across the paper.

I cannot thank Mary Lou and Phil enough for this wonderful gift.