As a veteran stationery magazine, Fun Stationery Box has launched many in-depth professional perspectives on fountain pens to share, and its attainment in ink can be said to be the world’s premier professional paper.
Fun Stationery Box specializes in the purchase of produced and newly launched brands of fountain pens with different colors of ink to produce professional color cards for reference, often attached to the magazine and constantly updated, the interest in ink is strong, personally is very recommended to buy a paper version of the Fun Stationery Box ~
In addition to the color card, fun stationery box each issue have a new ink color test, basically covering all the brands on the world market.
But those inks, many domestic can not buy, the latest issue of the fun stationery box jointly with a number of stationery brand distribution stores, directly managed stores, counters statistics in January 2020 ~ July 2020 between all the ink sales records, statistics out of 12 in Japan’s top selling brands of the most representative mass-produced ink, sales ranked in the top 5 colors, and by the manufacturer or sales staff in the remaining colors selected a recommended color, comprehensive and cost illustration.
PILOT
-Color Shizuku Series
The Color Shizuku series is a series of color inks under the PILOT brand launched in 2007. The design of the series is inspired by the various traditional beautiful things in Japan, and each color is given in their name. In the beginning of the initial release, only [Moon Night], [Morning Glory], [Dewgrass], [Cyanide], [Purple Sunflower] five colors, now the series of products in the continuous development, a total of 24 colors, it can be said that the ink market leader in recent years, the bottle design is also quite luxurious atmosphere, like a perfume ~
Currently on the market, there are 50ml of large screen and 15ml of small bottles to choose from, in the Japanese counter, 15ml of small flat can be optional with a special gift box attached, this color ink set is particularly popular.
Writing music four seasons weaving ink Sixteen nights of dreams / moonlit nights of water
Writer’s Four Seasons series was the premier well-known color ink of the year. In 2017, Writer discontinued the old Four Seasons in 50ml round bottles and changed it to the new Four Seasons in 20ml square bottles, at the same price, with no reduction in quantity or price. Today’s Four Seasons has 16 colors inherited from the old Four Seasons, named Sixteen Nights of Dreams, and four new colorways that came out in 2017, named Moon Night’s Water, for a total of 20 colors.
In 2020, the Four Seasons series also put on sale the Le ink capsule set, all colors, designed with special packaging, containing three ink capsules, the public price equivalent to almost 20 yuan.
Montblanc High Heels Collection Ink
Montblanc continues the classic shoe bottle ink, even if there is not much ink left in the bottle, it can be gathered in one place, absorbing ink to use without wasting it. The cap is a giant Montblanc snowflake label, very atmospheric, the bottle is really charming, the most popular is Montblanc Mystery Black.
The picture below is the old ink bottle used by Montblanc in the 1960s~80s, although the current production of the bottle is different from its appearance, but the function of assisting on the ink is well inherited, this old ink bottle is known as the duck palm bottle.
PILOT YiCai series ink
「エーデルシュタイン」
The word is translated into Yicai in China, in fact EdelStein means gemstone in German, the ink of the series are named with the name of the gemstone, it is the high-end series of ink under Bailiff. As of September 2021, the mass-produced model has a total of 8 colors, of which Tanzanite is the most preferred.
In addition to the mass-produced models, since 2012, the Paragon Evian series has also launched a limited color each year, and in 2021, it is GOLDEN BERYL, a sparkling gold-colored ink.
FABERGARTH Earl Grey ink series
Piaget is a high-end sub-brand founded by Pfeiffer in 1993, the series of ink bottles is also very luxurious, launched in 2013 has been the strongest sense of senior ink bottles, mass production with up to 18 colors, Piaget graphic series also has a coast blue, burnt orange two use the same color pen barrel and ink, with the use of the perfect.
The following picture is the previous used to the present Pfeiffer brand ink bottle, similar to the PILOT Gold 4001, and Piaget’s ink bottle a lot less, Piaget bottle in stability, ease of use are doing better.
Swiss Kada series ink
In 2013, Kada changed its own square bottle of ink into this very characteristic hexagonal bottle packaging, which is deliberately tilted to make the inhalation of ink very convenient, the colors are generally very dynamic, a total of 12 mass-produced colors, these bright colors are mostly used for professional painting, in addition to naming, each ink has a professional color number, which is consistent with the naming of the painting material painting tools, the colors are also the standard tuning.
Kada’s custom box package proves that this ink is stored in a vertical state, in use is tilted state, on the ink dipping are very convenient.
MONTEVERDE Montverde ink series
Monteverde became a 30ml mini bottle at the end of 2016. Previously available in 90 ml in 3 colors, the number of colors has been significantly increased. In addition to the mass-produced models, the standard ink is subdivided into the “Noir” line of 10 colors, which means “black” in French, and the “Sweet Life” line of 9 colors with a cake and candy theme. The “Noir” series, which means “black” in French, and the “Sweet Life” series, which features nine colors of cakes and sweets, are subdivided into 10 colors.
The brand’s representative model, “Mountain of the World”, is paired with ink. The collection pays tribute to the magnificent nature and the power of mountain nature.
Jane Hepburn Pen Table Ink
Jane Hepburn is the oldest ink brand, founded in 1670, in 2018, in the current production of the pen table ink series increased by five, mass production color up to 35, the picture for the pen table ink, in front of the cap has a groove can put a pen, the brand also has a 10ml mini bottle is also very popular.
Dai Ami writing series ink
Daiamy is a long-established ink factory founded in 1864 in the British Empire, then named T.W. Webster & Co.
Mass-produced models have more than 100 different colors of ink, compared to other brands can be described as overwhelming, the right ranking does not contain Dai Ami’s iron acid ink, if the use of glass pens and dip pens, dull rice can be said to be the most suitable brand without one. Mass-produced models are available in 30ml and 80ml bottles at low prices.
In 2020, Dull Rice launched a new ink bottle with four corners in three dimensions, known as cat foot ink, which is very popular.
Rohagrim iron acid ink for writing
A long-established German ink brand founded in 1892. The inks are manufactured by traditional methods using natural materials. The standard series is available in 18 colors. Among them, “Willow” and “Sophora” are iron gall inks. The bottle design is as simple as the drawing material, and it gives a cool impression even when placed on a table.
DA series inks
Dr. Franz, who loves to mix inks in his own home, founded the DA brand in 1982 and has always followed the basic plate of mixing inks using traditional techniques and without a large production of inks. the DA brand is represented by its counterpart inks named after famous authors and composers, with bottles printed with portraits of these great figures.
In 2016, the DA brand also launched pigment-based inks, where the traditional process expresses the ultimate in color beauty.
Nagasawa Kobe Ink
NAGASAWA is the most famous old stationery store in Kansai, in 2007, the stationery store began to cooperate with write music, the production of KOBE INK Story series, is to Kobe region each location, scene production corresponding color ink, composed of a unique regional ink culture, the development has been 80 kinds of standard colors, in addition to mass production models, there are many limited models extremely popular, in Japan is quite a high degree of popularity.
Tail
This fun stationery box summary of 12 brands, Japan’s top five models of sales fountain pen ink is shared here, in general, Japanese people like to buy ink blue-black, pure black, pure blue three core daily colors, different colored inks have other prominent colors also in the popular list, this list and the domestic ink people’s hobby tendencies are still relatively similar, I hope to help you understand fountain pen ink, buy fountain pen ink!
Thanks for reading and look forward to the next exchange ~
Zhao Lijian responded that China Customs announced that it would stop declaring beef imported from Lithuania
On the 10th, a foreign media asked a question at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the Foreign Minister of Lithuania called on the whole world to respond to the violations of human rights by China and Russia. What is China’s comment? On the 9th, China Customs announced that it would stop customs declarations for beef imported from Lithuania, which came into effect on February 9th.
Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded that with regard to the customs-related issues you mentioned, China Customs has released relevant information, please ask them.
Photo source of Zhao Lijian: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Zhao Lijian said that what Lithuania should do is to face up to the objective facts, correct its own mistakes, and return to the right track of adhering to one China, instead of confounding right and wrong, malicious hype, and even less of wooing other countries to unite against China. Lithuania should first reflect on its own human rights misdeeds, correct the wrong practices of discrimination against ethnic minorities, deliberate torture and abuse of prisoners, and violent torture and ill-treatment of refugees.
General Administration of Customs: Suspend the acceptance of import declarations for Lithuanian beef shipped after February 9
According to the “List of Meat Products Exported to China from Countries or Regions Complying with the Evaluation and Review Requirements” published on the official website of the Import and Export Food Safety Bureau of the General Administration of Customs of China at 0:00 on February 9, China will suspend the acceptance of meat products from February 9 (including February 9). date) import declaration of Lithuanian beef.
