Limited New Wancher Asian Women Urushi Reflection Makie 21kt Fountain Pen

Wancher Reflection Makie:

The Vietnam makie art has a reflection mode. 100% makies are hand painted in such a way that the viewer has to adjust the reflection on the makie pen to understand the different meaning and feeling of the art. This art in the makie was inculcated from the ancient oriental art used in the porcelain too. The reflection angles decide the art form value and meaning in it.


If you see this Wancher makie art of the Asian Girl on this pen. The different reflection angle will give the girls dress and figure expression value in different ways.


What is the difference/ Similarities between the Japanese geisha makie art and the Vietnam Asian Girl Makie art??
The Vietnam Asian traditional girl has lot of similarities and differences from the Japanese Geisha. Both have lot of common characteristics. The Asian traditional girl from Vietnam also have to undergo lot of hardships and practice in the traditional art form. She has to master the ancient traditions to impress the royal courtyard and its members. The geisha makie art done by the famous Moronobu Hishikawa has been considered as one of the superior makie art work worldwide. If you closely look into this art, you will find that Geisha has always shown in contradictory as beautiful but sex appealing. This makie drawing also determines the geishas mood and mind which clearly reflects his mood and mind in a very charismatic way. While the Vietnam Traditional Women, the reflection makie is shown and the women’s face is not shown only her back which metaphors with her mysterious life. Every reflection angle shows her different pose with different meaning hidden in it. This shows the similarity in the mysterious life of these 2 women in similar context. The difference about these makie is the facial expression. The geisha’s facial expressions are very important and shown in different ways while the Vietnam traditional women face is not shown representing the unwillingness to open the heart to the strangers. Why we selected this design?


It was a very interesting story behind this. The artists suggested us this design and when I heard its explanation, and after connecting the dots with the Japan geisha makie I was so excited to know the depth of this art. Therefore wancher Makie experts decided to make this art as we want to share this unique style to all over world which is like a hidden treasure to us. Vietnamese Urushi Lacquer Maki-e Art


History of Vietnamese Urushi Lacquer Makie Art


According to research on visual arts, lacquer has played a significant role in traditional materials in Vietnam painting. Vietnamese lacquer painting has drawn much attention of the artistic world thanks to its unique aspects and features. Vietnamese lacquer maki-e has a long history, more than 2,000 years, being active since the period of the Dong Son culture; the Vietnamese people already knew how to process raw lacquer from lacquer trees for making useful things. Analyses show that Lacquer painting’s origin was from the traditional Vietnamese technique of painting. The know-how related to this craft was always kept secret and handed down within the clans of artisans, from fathers to children. The durability, the special colors, the complex production and its own elegant beauty make Vietnamese lacquer maki-e valuable to the entire world of art. Lacquer professionals respect its value and its exclusive features. It is said that Vietnamese lacquer maki-e creates new never-seen colors for the art of painting. Features of Vietnamese Urushi Lacquer Makie Art


It is a very long and complex process to make a Vietnamese lacquer painting. It may take several months, normally 5 to 6 month for the artist to go through about 20 stages before finishing one piece of art. The duration of the production process depends on the techniques of the artist and how many layers of lacquer the artist uses. In order to apply all the color on the painting, the artist has to apply at least 10 layers of colors. The painting, then, is left to dry between each application. The most important part of the process however, takes place after the final layer has been applied. The artist will polish and rub different parts of the painting until the desired colors are reached. It is a long process, and has to be done carefully by using a mix of charcoal powder and human hair. The difficult thing here is that the artist needs to remember in which layer he had put a specific color and he has to be extremely careful not to rub too hard since the painting will be irretrievably spoilt if he rubs through the layer he wants to keep. A specific color shade can be made by carefully rubbing the interface between two color layers. With special material from 6 species of lacquer tree and also eggshell, sand, gold, silver, & the sea shell known as “mother-of-pearl”, Vietnamese lacquer makie can make specially amazing colors that no other types of lacquer can make. That is why worldwide lacquer artists believe that Vietnamese lacquer maki-e makes a picture “come to life”. Vietnamese lacquer makie painting is really valuable because of the hardship and the patience of the person who makes it. After each stage in the process of production, an artist has to wait for a long time, from 5 days up to 1 month, to continue with the next step. It even takes longer if it is the rain season with high humidity. “The patience, the spirit and the soul of the artist” is in each painting. Vietnamese lacquer makie is valued because it is 100% handmade. Each painting looks different. Each pen has its own picture with its own beauty. Vietnamese handmade lacquer makie makes each painting different. WANCHER Company guarantees that each pen is distinctive with its own personal beauty. WANCHER’s vision of Vietnamese Urushi Lacquer Makie


Vietnamese lacquer makie has been gaining reputation over the world with various products, such as lacquer painting pictures, lacquer furniture, lacquer souvenir, etc. WANCHER, with their networking relationship all over the world, believes Vietnamese lacquer maki-e along with the high quality Japanese technology can bring a beautiful new difference to the world of fountain pens! The Japanese art influence


The process of making Vietnamese lacquer makie on fountain pens is a complex process. In order to make an original cultural beauty for the pen, WANCHER has to have a very carefully selected portion of Japanese and Vietnamese material. This selection process gives the paint a special look with different colors from Japanese painting and/or Vietnamese painting. Japanese protection layer


A lacquer painting is very durable. The surface of clear lacquer is very resilient. The painting can also be easily polished by the palm of the hand to make it cleaner and shinier. However, to strengthen the durability of the painting, one Japanese protective layer is used. Japanese paint products have been known for its quality. This blend of high quality Japanese paint is the best protection for our exceptional fountain pens. A Vietnamese lacquer painting, especially with a Japanese protective layer, is truly a piece of art that will last for generations. The pen can be used for decades without losing its original beauty. Techniques


The color of each of the stars and snowflakes is made by applying more than 10 layers of color. The color of the reindeer is created with even more layers with larger thickness. But the Evergreen is especially made with more than 18 layers. The long process makes the Evergreen tree looks like real with snow on it. Each star and snowflake has a different color with a different number of layers. Some look like blurring as if they are far far away. So when you look at the body of the pen, you can feel like looking at the real sky with snow and stars. The artist has to wait for a long time between each stage for the color to dry up. And it also depends on the weather. In rain season with high humidity, it even takes longer. That is what it makes Vietnamese lacquer maki-e valuable. “The patience of the artist”. Special material


The colors of the stars and the snowflakes are made from a special material of Vietnamese lacquer makie. Eggshell powder is made by grinding eggshell. Then, it is mixed with white paint and silver. The artist also has to choose the eggshells with appropriate colors. Their color is mixed between white and silver; it is cold like snow but also shining like stars. The artist also makes the moon shine brighter than the stars. To make the shine, silver and eggshell powder is mixed with paint. It is special because each star has a different color. So when you look at the body of the pen, you can feel like you are looking at the real universe. Only experienced Vietnamese lacquer artists can make this richly astounding effect!

Wancher King of Pen Standard 1911 21kt Fusion of Horizons Series Fountain Pen!! Autumn Persimmon Gold Foliage Urushi lacquer Makie

Wancher King of Pen Standard 1911 21kt Fusion of Horizons Series Fountain Pen Special Autumn Persimmon Gold Foliage Urushi lacquer makie Art Pen! This time we are introducing the very special Wancher Fusion of Horizons Fountain Pen. The motive behind this fusion of Horizon is deep like ocean. Wancher is always striving hard for the best art from the world. This time we have to take a look back at the historical art forms around us and we were surprised to know the various facts and connection. Let me explain you our Fusion of horizon Art Dot connection!!

Starting our connection from Japans famous Urushi Lacquer Makie art in various forms. We have wonderful fountain pens from different brands with different artists. Even we at Wancher made various Japanese Urushi lacquer Art Pens. If you go back in the history these art forms of makie was highly influenced by the French fine art which was termed as Japonisme Japonisme might be considered a general term for the influence of the arts of Japan on those of the West, whereas in France.Japonisme is applied to such influence and is in addition the name of a specific French style. The Japonisme has the french and Japan culture mixture. The makie such as ukiyo-e, wood block printings, takamakie etc. have such influences. To this interesting point the French culture influence was also passed to the former French colony in the South East Asia in Vietnam. Vitenam also had traditional Urushi lacquer art form which came along the silk road. Later the French occupation made the art form blend into the similar art form as the Japonisme. Thus the dots actual connect from Japan to France to Vietnam art form which was carried in the early 19th century to these countries under various names by different artists. After we got this connection of the fusion of horizon dots we landed on the Japonisme influenced Vietnam Urushi Lacquer makie art form. As these dots connected in 19th century that is the period of early industrial revolution when the fountain pen was in full boom. The handicraft fountain pens were made in that period which we have inculcated into 19th century writing instrument and urushi Makie fusion. This is the meaning of the Wancher Fusion of Horizon Art. This has no boundaries!! Pretty interesting! What Art form we will use this time? We have immensely used this fusion of horizon on our fountain pens. As rightly said "Pens are mightier than sword" . Writing instrument plays a pivotal role in our life's. We write every day, in our lives ups and downs pens are always with us expressing different feelings and situations of oneself. The Fountain pens are the oldest form of writing instrument which gives us the pleasure of writing with different characters and forms while enjoying the ink colors. The fountain pens are with us before industrial revolution when there were no machines and the hand craft art was highly influenced on it.

This time the beautiful makie is made by Wancher on Sailor 1911 King of Pen model. This model was selected for various reasons 1) This model is the one of the most favorable model with perfect pen balance even for short or heavy hand writers. 2) the nib is the standard 21kt gold nib in dual tone which gives the pressure equal from all directions with lustrous black color. 3) the makie on the king of pen standard model looks astonishing, beauty with brains combination. Design: this time the design is of the Autumn Persimmon flower with the gold foliage. The red flowers are the Persimmon flower with the background of the leaves shedding in autumn giving it the metaphor of the gold color. Is it worth and how? Every Art has different price and different value. It is very hard to tag a price on any certain art form. People have quarreled, fought, made various assumptions to tag different prices. I think this is the one of the most difficult task for anyone. Various factors plays a major role in deciding the price. If I want I would like to put the priceless tag on these pens. The 2 most deciding factors for the prices of these pens are 1) Artists historical background , teachings, learning's, thoughts, expressions, lifestyle ( all details are in our makie journey passage) 2) The nature of the art form with the historical significance and civilization reformation. This was reformed along the silk road passage with amalgamation of French and Japonisme art form. Considering these factors of value of these fountain pens may be around $3000USD Please try this unique art pen and you may get the real value of the art in yourself by using this precious fountain pens!! Thus our Journey started make the makie art on the fountain pens. We first met him in Japan on various art functions and thrilled by his majestic art work, we were invited to his hometown in Vietnam to understand more deep meaning of his art. So we packed our bags in order to search a new ray of hope of art and landed on Vietnam soil. This time fate has made us to go to the obscure and clandestine part of the South East Asia, in Vietnam. Vietnam has been affected by war history with lot of precious art hidden in this country. The art flourishes in the veins of these nation cultured people. This is how we got connected to the famous artists with intense knowledge and eloquent in his speech. He has a great knowledge with different perspective and also familiar with the Japan Urushi and Vietnam Urushi makie technique handmade.. At first this countries scenic beauty with the classic old history made me reminiscent of the all passages of the famous book by Philip Caputo "Rumour of War." We got a very friendly welcome from the local people. We didnot stayed in hotel but stayed at the artists house to amalgamate in his art on his request. I wanted to feel , touch each and every detail of his art. No special services nor any special demands were made by us, as we wanted to experience the complete lifestyle same as the artists. Artists background, lifestyle: and handmade technique: The Artist house was located in the hilly regions of the north eastern part of the Vietnam. a very oriental with little western style house made us pleasant. There was Pin drop silence in his house with the rustling noise of the leaves and chirping sound of the birds. The transportation was a bit inconvenient but the natures power made us forget everything. His art was completely based on the surroundings same as hirotasan. And both has a great similarities in terms of talking of art and referring it to the nature. His handmade lacquer paintings required huge concentration. Each pen was handpainted which actually takes around 5-6 months to make a single piece. His collection of art was locked in the complete dark surreptitious room. We saw many uruhsi lacquer art flaunting on the wall, desk, the whole room was like a lacquer box and inside it we were small mouse feeling each and every flavor of the urushi makie. His strict lifestyle and his immense effort to make a true art can be seen not only in his work but also in his eyes. Whenever I looked in his eyes, it shined in the various forms of Lacquer Art. His influence with the Japonisme Urushi makie art : He told us many interesting his childhood stories which made sometimes laugh, sometimes sad. He is also well known in Japan about his extra ordinary Urushi art. His most prominent art was the preserving of the ancient Corpse in Urushi lacquer to mark the Asian History. This is also one of the art form related in the Japonisme In fact this art work was first used in the 15 century and was carried to Japan along the silk Road which we know them as urushi lacquer. The buddhist monk used to preserve the corpse by painting the urushi lacquer on the corspe which makes them ant bacterial and thus can be preserved for long time. The Japans traditional lacquer art has a huge reference passage of this art coming from the Silk road to the Emperor and Royal Courtyard which was highly impressed and embraced this art to national treasures. He was invited to the Japan urushi lacquer art for the exhibition in it, he was recalled on the silent art work. His art has huge similarities and also some how inspired by the famous Japanese lacquer art under whom he had a little few lessons. He has been painting the Brush pens in urushi lacquer which was magnificent. His art is also highly influenced by the nature which makies it very similar to the Japan art. We got to know each and every details of his art, understanding . Living with him was an unforgettable and most precious experience. At last when we left his place a sense of thankfulness and feeling of lonely crippled me. His last smiling wrinkled face with the tearful eyes has been carried with me to Japan and I want to share it with the whole world.

Specification: Manufacture: Wancher Model: Sailor The King of Pen Nib material: 21kt solid bicolor gold plated Nib size: MEDIUM Filling system: Converter included Diameter: 20mm Weight: 32.8gm (only the pen) Length:153.5mm(cap closed)＆170.5mm(cap closed) Made in Japan

NEW 1st time Sailor KING OF PEN Makie GOLDEN COSMOS Whole Body King EAGLE NIB Fountain Pen

The sailor pens makes many nice fountain pens. They have made special urushi makie art on the pens with incredible artists work. They have also made the special Nagahara nibs which are multilateral nibs giving different strokes at different angles with better ink flow and more stability with less pressure on hands for best handwriting. the precious gold deposition is also excellent. Nagahara King Eagle: On the top of this nib there are joining 3 nibs on one another. These are called slit. Only one slit is enough for making the fluent ink flow which you may saw in the naginata nibs. But here the all 3 slits have been added for making this nib so flexible, making broad, medium and fine writings. This is a very Juicy Nib This time they have made the Special Cosmos Outer space makie which looks me like the Ancient Egypt Pharaoh deep in gold treasure which is made with the Nagahara King Eagle nib! The pictures are real feast to the eyes. Enjoy.

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