The Japanese zodiac is known as Eto (or Kanshi) and is adapted from the Chinese zodiac. Now you bring the imagery of this traditional calendar to your daily life with this remarkable series of Japanese Eto Zodiac Maki-e Fountain Pens by Pilot.
Maki-e is the old technique of sprinkling gold powder onto a lacquer material, conjuring up a simply dazzling picture. There are fountain pens available in designs featuring the twelve Eto Japanese zodiac animals: Rat (nezumi), ox (ushi), tiger (tora), rabbit (usagi), dragon (tatsu), snake (hebi or mi), horse (uma), sheep (hitsuji), monkey (saru), rooster (tori), dog (inu), boar (inoshishi or i).
Each writing implement is exclusively made to order by artisans and Pilot with a creation period of around three months.
Japanese Eto Zodiac Maki-e Fountain Pen
Version: Rat (nezumi), ox (ushi), tiger (tora), rabbit (usagi), dragon (tatsu), snake (hebi or mi), horse (uma), sheep (hitsuji), monkey (saru), rooster (tori), dog (inu), boar (inoshishi or i).
Nib: 18K 10
Pen: M
