Gifu Precious wood stationery Japanese Ballpoint pen Japanese persimmon Japan

(Size) : 12.5 x 1.4 cm / 4.92 x 0.55 inch 

(Weight) : Approx. 34g

(Material) : Black persimmon

(Condition) : Brand new

(Ink Color) : Black

(Metal fittings) : Made by DAYACOM in Germany

(Origin) : Made in Japan / Gifu Wooden craft

With paper box

-Refill- 
 Parker type, Refill for oil-based ballpoint pen 0.7mm
※Please purchase by specifying "Parker type".
※The spring is not attached to the refill. Please be careful not to lose it.
※To replace the ink, turn the nib fitting to the anti-clockwise to remove it.
※Please keep refills in a cool place, not in a hot place.

( Note ) : 

Black persimmon / Kuro-Gaki
(Tale)
High-grade wood, which is rare among domestic timber. "Call money luck", "Fortune and peaceful", it is said to be a black persimmon that calls for happiness.

(Features)
Ordinary persimmons have a pure white surface without wood grain and are called "white persimmons".
It has a small diameter and is severely twisted, so it is of no value as a material, but extremely rarely (it is said to be one in 10,000), a "black persimmon" with black stripes was discovered and is prized. (The appearance of the persimmon tree it impossible to distinguish between white and black persimmons.)
It is the rarest and finest domestic timber, and is one of the most prized timbers in the world. It is a work of art created by nature, one in 10,000.
The unique and beautiful striped pattern that the more you use it changes to a deeper color and luster by the oil content of the black persimmon, and it will have styles that is suitable for be called the finest product.

(Producing area)
Distributed in Japan and China. There are wild ones south of western Honshu, but they are widely planted all over Japan as fruit trees.

(Color tone)
There is not much difference in the sapwood, and the whole is pale orange-brown. The heartwood is irregular, and there are rarely black stripes and shades, and such materials are called Kuro-Gaki and have been prized since ancient times. In addition, a peacock wood grain that resembles the pattern of peacock feathers may appear.

An original handmade pen that makes use of Gifu wood and Mino-washi(Japanese paper). Try to touch the warmth and fragrance of natural wood, and the elegant and beautiful Yuzen paper. It is a handmade pen that make use of the techniques and materials that are traditional Japanese crafts.

-Meiboku Pen series-
A beautiful ballpoint pen that a wood grain carved from carefully selected high-class wood, which is a furniture material familiar to Japanese people. By continuing to use it while feeling the warmth of the wood, the texture will increase and you can enjoy the changes over time, making it your own unique one.