Sailor Shikiori Ink Bottle – Noyama-No-Uta – Waka-taka – 20ml

The Sailor Shikiori Noyama-No-Uta (Songs of the Mountains) collection is inspired by the beauty of wild birds and the changing landscapes they inhabit throughout the year. Each ink in the series reflects a unique seasonal moment, translating the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of nature into expressive colors designed to enrich the writing experience.

One of four inks in the Noyama-No-Uta collection, Waka-taka (Hawk Apprentice) is inspired by the soft, developing plumage of a young hawk as it learns to soar through the skies. This subdued reddish-brown shade evokes a sense of warmth, growth, and quiet strength, reflecting the birds journey toward maturity.

• 20ml
• Water-based dye ink
• Brown
• Also available in Haru-tsuge-dori (Warbling Is In The Air), Sekirei (Wagtail’s Call), and Kiji (Pheasants Treble) ink bottles
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Shikiori

Shikiori is a series of writing instruments that evoke the four seasons inspired by the nature of Japan: it is a series of moments. For more than thousands of years, people have sung, written and painted about the seasons, and now Sailor brings to you the beauty of nature in a variety of colorful writing instruments to enrich your everyday life. Each person has their own way of imagining the same scenery, and they invite you to create your own seasonal image.

Sailor

Sailor was founded in 1911. The founder Kyugoro Sakata was given a fountain pen by a friend returning from the UK after studying at the Royal Navy. Hewas inspired and determined to start making fountain pens in Japan. Sailor became the first fountain pen company in Japan, and earned many more firsts in Japan — first ballpoint pen in 1948, first ink cartridge in 1954 and first brush pen in 1972, etc.

In the 1970’s, Sailor made a popular beginner fountain pen, “Candy,” that sold more than 15 million within a few years. However, the number of the fountain pen users were declining as ballpoint pens became more mainstream.

In 1981, Sailordecided to go in the opposite direction from their “Candy” pen and began focusing onproducing a higher standard series, which is the 1911 series we see today. Their focus on making a higher standard provides a great foundation for their later series of pens. Today, Sailor makes one of the most diverse lines of nibs, some of which are designed forspecificwriting purposessuch as writing musical notes toone that is best for character writing.