The hand-lacquered barrel inlaid with colorful abalone shell pieces—a traditional Japanese technique known as raden. Τhis pen is truly a work of art.

The Raden Series of Pilot\'s Capless fountain pen is brought to you by Namiki who have decorated the barrels of these pens using the traditional Japanese raden technique of applying multi-coloured abalone shell fragments sealed with 10 layers of hand-applied lacquer.

The designers form an exclusive group of artists - the Kokkokai, or \'Group of the Nation\'s Light\' - who spend many years perfecting their particular technique - and they concentrate on only one technique in their lifetime. Each design is incredibly detailed.

Each pen is presented in a wooden Namiki gift box and comes with a DVD showing the intricate technique of applying the abalone shell fragments.

This fountain pen is fitted with a rhodium plated 18k gold nib available in fine, medium or broad sizes and can be used with either Pilot ink cartridges or a converter for bottled ink. An ink converter is supplied with this pen.

Closed Length: 5.5"

Barrel Length: 5.5"

Barrel Diameter: 0.5"

Section Diameter: 0.5"

Ink Capacity: 0.8 ml

Filling System: Cartridge-Converter

Cartridge Capacity: 0.8 ml

Converter Capacity: 0.5 ml

Weight: 26 g