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Author: Platinum
Title: PLATINUM: Black Lacquer Hannya Mask Vintage Fountain Pen
Place Published: Japan
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Date Published: c.1940
Description: Black lacquer ground decorated with a slightly-raised Hannya (devil mask) in red and silver-grey pigments on the cap, and slightly-raised human and animal-themed Noh masks on the barrel in red and silver-grey pigments. Balance-form pen with 14K rolled gold clip and cap band. Signed (kanji unknown). Plunger-filler. 131mm. 14K gold Platinum circle-vent nib, slight to medium flex. Very good condition, rubbed spot to cap not affecting decoration, brassing to clip and band, plunger mechanism functions smoothly.***********************
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