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Author: Star
Title: STAR: Hills and Cherry Blossoms Vintage Maki-e Fountain Pen
Place Published: Japan?
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Date Published: c.1950
Description: A fairly large and unusual maki-e fountain pen with rolling hills flowering with cherry blossoms depicted on cap and barrel in hiramaki-e and togidashi maki-e techniques. Gold-plated ball-ended clip engraved with Star emblem. Plunger-filler. 132mm. Signed (kanji unknown). 14K gold Star heart-vent nib, medium flex. Excellent condition, touch of brassing to clip ring.***********************
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