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Author: Platinum
Title: PLATINUM: Mountain, Temple, and Bridge Vintage Maki-e Fountain Pen
Place Published: Japan
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Date Published: c.1950
Description: Black lacquer ground sprinkled with gold dust, decorated with gold, silver, red and other pigments in hiramaki-e and slightly raised takamaki-e with a mountain (Mt. Fuji?) on the cap, and a bridge and temple over a river on the barrel. A balance-form pen of impressive size with gold-plated Platinum clip. Signed (kanji unknown). Lever-filler. 136mm. #5 14K gold Platinum heart-vent nib, slight flex. Excellent condition, light handling scratches to lever.***********************
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