{"product_id":"hirota-byobu-e-ume-ni-hanasui-fountain-pen","title":"Hirota Byobu-e - Ume ni Hanasui (Plum Blossom)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach design in the Hirota Byobu-e Editor’s Collection is created as a singular piece — only one pen exists for each design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collector's edition honors Japan's gentle ever-changing season; when Spring renewal is captured with the blossoms, when Summer breeze soothes during the dawn, and when the resilient Camellia gracefully survives winter.\u003cbr\u003eFirst release will be at the end of March, followed by second release at the end of October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pen's surface is wrapped in 24K gold leaf and hand-drawn using pigmented Urushi.\u003cbr\u003eEach pen comes with a Shogun 18K nib.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePen Design: Ume ni Hanasui 梅に花吸\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the resilience of plum blossoms, which bloom at the threshold of spring, this is the moment of quiet vitality as when life returns subtly, carried in the faint fragrance of blossoms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe piece of history retold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese masterpieces made complete by the artistry of Hirota Yoko. Her brush strokes on Byobu-e, was the one of the few artwork that cannot be replicated. Every details on the pen was intentional and drawn freehandedly, just as how Byobu-e painters in the past utilizes their highly developed brush techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eByobu-e is the painting on Japanese folding screens (byōbu). These screens originally served as functional room dividers and windbreaks (the name literally means \"protection from wind\"), but they eventually became some of the most stunning canvases in Japanese art history. During Momoyama period (1573-1603), Urushi artisans paints freehandedly by relying on several brush technique to produce skillful details on large scale screen painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tradition began when screens were imported from China during the Nara period (8th century). By the Momoyama and Edo periods, they evolved into massive, gold-leafed masterpieces used to decorate the castles of shoguns and samurai. Famous schools like the Kano and Rimpa schools are well-known for their iconic Byobu-e designs featuring nature, seasons, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Master Hirota Yoko\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a great interest in traditional handmade crafts since elementary school, Master Hirota decided to choose this path and developed a strong passion for Japanese Urushi-making traditions. 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