Pilot Iroshizuku Ink Japanese Beautyberry (Murasaki-shikibu) 50ml Colour_Grey single-pen case in smooth Italian

single-pen case in smooth Italian calfskin — the kind of understated object that makes carrying a good pen feel like a considered act rather than an afterthought

The simple black cover and clean graphics of the Maruman Mnemosyne make us want to reach for it first

The excess wax may create a waxy film on the leather’s surface

earthy brown that takes its name from umber — the pigment drawn from the mineral-rich soils of Umbria and Cyprus that painters have reached for since the Renaissance

Pilot Iroshizuku Ink Japanese Beautyberry (Murasaki-shikibu) 50ml Colour_Grey single-pen case in smooth ItalianPilot Iroshizuku Ink Japanese Beautyberry (Murasaki shikibu) 50ml takes its name from a shrub whose clusters of vivid violet berries are one of autumn's quiet surprises in Japan and from Murasaki Shikibu, the 11th century author of The Tale of Genji, whose name the plant shares. The ink leans distinctly towards blue violet rather than a traditional red based purple: vivid and saturated in the body of a stroke, shading to a softer lavender where the