PILOT Iroshizuku Bottled Fountain Pen Ink, Fuyu-Syogun, Rigor of Winter (Cool Gray) 50ml Bottle (69215)

Very well mannered ink with great flow, quick drying, and no tendency to smudge as some highly saturated boutique inks are prone. This moonlight blue has just a hint of teal when dry - very beautiful, but not out of place in a pure business context. Iroshizuki offers desirable subtle shades of color with the well behaved, unfussy standard performance in most pens one has come to expect from Pilot, Pelikan or Waterman inks.I'd characterize this ink as very "wet" free flowing, but doesn't feather excessively on even cheap copy paper or card stock better suited to ball points. I've tried in several pens ranging from Pelikan m800 XF to m1000 F to m800 M. Definately likes Pelikan F best. XF is thin and Spidery, but that's my general complaint with this nib. Medium is typically my daily go to writer, and it's effortlessly smooth, flows beautifully, but is right at the edge of too broad a line to be neat and legible. I'll load a Namiki - Pilot 742 F next, with expectation this nib will be right in the home row for this ink. Only disappointment was a Namiki Falcon soft-Medium, which left a line so broad to nearly be illegible on most any paper stock. That's not unusual with free flowing inks in this pen, but was worth a trial.This ink will replace Waterman Mysterious Blue in my rotation. Both are similarly well behaved, but moonlight is a warmer, more natural and desirable shade with just a bit freeer flow.Fast shipping and service from Amazon's partner supplier. Bravo. Well done.

I love this ink! It flows smooth and even, dries quickly, doesn't bleed through, and the color is a perfect blue/black. It doesn't hurt that the bottle is a showpiece as well. It looks good on my desk. I'll be buying this again.

It’s so freakin pretty. My photos won’t upload for some reason and it’s frustrating. Very nice, good dry, good feel. Has a nice depth to it if I wanna try to sound fancy.

I use journals for almost everything I do, from home projects to working in the aviation field! It is vital to me that I feel secure in my knowledge that my work journals cannot easily be modified in any way, other than by myself! While at work, I use this bright color for my work journal because it can't be easily modified, especially with a bit of ultraviolet ink injected.Because I get bored easily, I switch ink from one bright color to another from time to time, but since starting to use this ink several years ago, I have yet to get bored with it! this ink doesn't bleed as much as other inks I've tried, and over several years, the ink has never faded, even when used on notices that are left in the open air for weeks at a time! This high-quality ink is safe to use in every fountain pen I own, from Caligraphy pens to my most coveted Pelikan SOUVERAN M800 Stone Garden Fountain Pen! This is your best bet if you want quality true-red fountain pen ink! With this PILOT Iroshizuku Momiji, Autumn Leaves (Red) Fountain Pen Ink, you won't get deep pink but an actual brighter red!

Pilot Iroshizuku inks are pricey but well worth it. They perform well in all of my fountain pens and are of consistently high quality. The bottle is beautiful and makes a nice conversation piece on my desk. The indentation at the bottom of the bottle for the nib to rest in during filling is a nice touch. Shin-Kai is one of my favorite colors. It is a classy blue/black that can be used on any official document as well as everyday use. It goes on somewhat brighter blue and then dries down to a darker hue. If I could only own one color of ink it would probably be Shin-Kai due to its flexibility from formal to casual.If you have never tried an Iroshizuku ink, you will be pleased but spoiled with this one. I like to mess around with different brands for fun and experimentation. So far I haven't found a brand that is better that Pilot Iroshizuku.

IN BRIEF: Vibrant Colors, not water-proof, somewhat pricey next to competitors. Two notes below-COLOR: The Deep Blue is just that, a highly saturated and complete dark shade of blue. It doesn't border on a purple or a violet it's just dark blue. Which is exactly what I was looking for. If you want something that is just that you have it here. It should also be noted that when using the pen to create solid lines over graphite, the color of the pen diminishes greatly and if you would then choose to try and lift the graphite off the paper, the color loses even more of it's vibrancy. Generally, going over the lines with an eraser, if there is no graphite under it is very safe, but it may well make you lines far more "brittle."DURABILITY: A lot of people don't spend much time thinking about how "Durable" an ink is before using it for something. If this is the ink you want to use for note taking in classes, sketches in your down time, or just general day to day taskers then there's nothing wrong with using this. However, if you wanted to keep a journal, create an illustration, or sign any document that is intended to last I wouldn't recommend it on the basis that it isn't very water resistant. While the lines generally stick around the color gets washed around the paper and it's easy to see the scenario where flooding lifts away your notes or makes a document illegible. Admittedly, Pilot doesn't advertise the ink as being water proof but that's still something that should be noted.----My bottle actually came with a broken lid and some of the ink had actually been spilled before arriving to me. 50ml is A LOT of ink though, and I don't hold it against the shippers, a bit of a bummer though. Be advised you may want to purchase a 50ml container, you can get some nice glass ones at many stores, including Amazon, for less than two dollars.---FINAL THOUGHT: Good for general purpose tasks, not for illustrations. Great for a long time, not forever.

I'm using this with a Lamy 2000 with a medium nib, and it is a perfect combination. Some Lamy 2000 pens need to be held in a specific range of positions for them to write effectively. With this ink i can write with the top of the nib and get a super duper fine line.

Calidad en esta muy buena tontera para estilográfica el color es vivo, intenso muy complacido con esta marca de prestigio. Comprada a un rñ excelente precio en Amazon quien entregó en tiempo.

No solo me gustó, lo amé.Colores inspirados en la naturaleza de Japón. No sé si lleguen a tanto. Pero sí puedo afirmar que tienen una selección de colores muy hermosos y que fluyen con facilidad, yo la uso con una pluma Lamy sin ningún problema. Mis colores hasta ahora Syo-ro, Asa-gao y yama-budo. Vale la pena pagar por esta distinción en tu escritura.

This ink is so beautiful and it is an absolute pleasure to write with it. It is not too bright so still easy to read.Compared to an ink that I have from lamy it makes no mess and the colour changes beautifully.I do recommend this since the ink will last for quite some time so I think that it is absolutely worth it if you're happy to spend this amount on ink.

Precioso color y fuidez, me encanta esta tinta un azul muy usable para diaro, un tintero muy bonito y si la calidad de la que todo el mundo habla es cierta un acierto autentico este tintero de tinta, muy contento....

J'adore les encres iroshizuku. Cette yama budo rend très bien sur du papier de qualité et avec un capless encore mieux