{"product_id":"nakaya-naka-ai-writer-aka-tamenuri","title":"Nakaya Naka-ai Writer Aka-tamenuri","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tapered shape of the Nakaya Naka-ai Writer provides a superb surface for rich red Aka-tamenuri finish -- this has quickly become one of the most sought-after pens produced by Nakaya. The reddish color at all the edges of this pen will very slowly become more pronounced as the pen ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Nakaya master pen designer Shinichi Yoshida in collaboration with John Mottishaw, the Naka-ai, with its peaked ends and tapered body, combines many of Nakaya’s most distinctive design features in a single model. This color, the aka tamenuri, gives one the impression of light coming from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\"Naka-ai\"\" has the meaning of middle or in-between, and brings to mind the Middle Way of Buddhist practice with its emphasis on balance, integrity, and centeredness. Appropriately, the Naka-ai occupies a midway position between Nakaya's smaller Piccolo series pens and the longer desk pen with its long tapered tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with Nakaya Urushi pens, each Naka-ai pen is made of hand-turned ebonite hard rubber, then sent to the Wajima region in western Japan for finishing with Urushi lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNakaya pens can be filled with bottled fountain pen ink using the provided converter and can also use Platinum brand high quality ink cartridges. Hand-painted Maki-e converters are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nakaya Naka-ai Writer in Aka-tamenuri is provided with your choice of first quality solid gold 14k single-tone nib in Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, or Extra Broad, with Fine Soft, Medium Soft, and Super Extra Fine nibs also available. \u003cbr\u003eThe larger tipped 14k nibs are well-suited to customizations including Stub, Cursive Italic, and Left Oblique, as well as the modification for added flex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pen is also made available in a matching ball pen version. \u003cbr\u003eNakaya pens ship in a solid softwood shipping box decorated with Japanese Kanji script and lined with decorative rice paper. A fabric pen \"\"kimono\"\" and starter box of Platinum brand cartridges are also included, making this pen a lovely presentation item. Sensible and elegant packaging has long been a hallmark of the Nakaya brand. \u003cbr\u003eNakaya pens are individually handcrafted in a process that requires a minimum of three to six months and often much longer so we recommend pre-ordering. \u003cbr\u003eUnless requested otherwise, each pen or nib you purchase from us will be carefully examined, tested, and optimized for your personal writing characteristics before it to you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nakaya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43701180006695,"sku":"","price":706.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/0486\/9168\/files\/NakayaNaka-aiWriterAka-tamenuri.jpg?v=1717657279","url":"https:\/\/nibs-usa.com\/products\/nakaya-naka-ai-writer-aka-tamenuri","provider":"Nibs-USA.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}