on saleSailor Shikiori Shimoyo - 20ml Bottled Ink

I'm still fairly new to fountain pens and inks, so I don't have a whole lot to compare this to. That disclaimer out of the way, this is the first ink I've tried that immediately gave me poetic inspiration. The blues are very prominent without overbearing the black hues. It does shade, but the way an animal crossing the snow on a winter night would shade across the field. Subtle, but noticeable and beautiful. I used this ink with my 1.1 stub on Rhodia 80gsm paper and had no issues at all with feathering, bleed, or ghosting. The ink is wet, but controllable enough that it doesn't get out of hand with my stub nib. A stunningly gorgeous ink that I may end up buying multiple bottles of just in case it ever goes out of production. An amazing find.

This ink is a gorgeous deep blue, almost blue-black. Anyone who appreciates the subtlety of Lamy blue black will find this ink a pleasure to write with. It leans more to black than some of the other Japanese blue-blacks like Platinum, but still retains a dark blue undertones. It doesn't for example have the green or teal leanings like Noodler's 54th. It was surprisingly water resistant. Some ink washed right off but enough remained on the paper (Ayush) to be readable. It doesn't offer the shading of, say the Manyo series, but enough shading is noticeable with medium, broad and stub nibs to bring out its distinctiveness. An excellent choice for professional use. This might become my go-to ink for business!

I love, love, love this ink! one of the best colours ever!

I don't know if it is a blue-grey or a ...purple-grey? The swab in the photo is pretty accurate. The ink flows really nice and the color is so calm and pretty. I wish it come in a bigger bottle so I could use it more often. I love it.

This ink is a pretty, desaturated blue-black that has an indigo/purplish undertone. It's pretty, if a little bland. (I have gotten none of the reddish/brown sheening in the picture) Unfortunately, this is an extremely thin/wet ink which is very prone to bleeding through even on paper that is quite nice. Strongly recommend a sample to test in your preferred notebook before buying the whole bottle.