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Author: Platinum
Title: PLATINUM: Autumnal Landscape (Mountain Temple and Bridge) Vintage Maki-e Fountain Pen by Rosui
Place Published: Japan
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Date Published: c.1930s
Description: Balance-form fountain pen, black lacquer ground decorated in hiramaki-e, slightly-raised takamaki-e, and togidashi maki-e by Rosui, depicting a mountain lush with golden Autumn foliage on the cap and a mountain bridge and temple on the barrel. Lever-filler. 135mm. 14K gold heart-vent "Steady" nib, slight flex. Excellent condition, a few small rubs not affecting maki-e work.

One of the most desirable Platinum pens of the prewar period. "This lacquer pen named 'Autumnal Landscape' is very popular and it is traded at a high price among the lacquer pens manufactured by the Platinum Pen Co., Ltd. The landscape is seen in a miniature of a comparatively plain takamakie. The scarlet-tinged leaves are especially beautifully drawn." – Murakami, Tomihiro. Dunhill-Namiki and Lacquer Pens. Shibunkan Publications: 2000, p. 38.***********************
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