Danitrio Kama-nuri in BrigtGreen on Genkai Fountain Pen.

Kama-nuri, also known as kamakura-bori, describes the technique in which lacquerwork is carved or chiseled out in a pattern-like fashion. It was originally applied to lacquered wood but for this pen, it is applied on lacquered ebonite. Many of Danitrio's kama-nuri lines have these hand-chiseled patterns configured in an array pattern. This pen was hand-painted first by maki-e artisan Masanori with an tame-nuri finish and then guest chiseled by Kazushi Kaneda.

 About Danitrio Genkai Series:

The owner of Danitrio had called this series of pens "Genkai", meaning "limit" in Japanese. The intent was that this would be the largest pen series of Danitrio and no other pen would be larger than it. Little did he know that later on he would develop a series with an even larger pen called the Yokozuna.

Nib Details:

This pen is furnished with an 18k Gold, two-toned #8 Nib.

 Technical Specification:

Cap Length: 75 mm (2.95")

Cap Diameter: 20 mm (0.79")

Barrel Length: 152 mm (5.98")

Barrel Diameter: 18 mm (0.71")

Pen Length (Closed) 173 mm (6.81")

Pen Length (Posted ) Cap does not post

Net Weight: 42.5 g (1.5 oz)

Net Weight (w/ink full) 53 g (1.87 oz)

Filling System: Eye Dropper

About the Artisan: 

This pen was hand-painted by Masanori Omote (Masanori). Born in 1938. Masanori was awarded the "Dento-Kogei-shi" title in 1994, which an honorary title meaning "master of traditional crafts" and is given only to a select few artisans who have a significant contribution to their craft. He learned Maki-E on commonly used items and often showcases his work at art exhibitions in Japan such as Dento Kogeiten, art-and-craft exhibition established in the 1950's to help foster and pass down the skills of Japanese traditional crafts. In addition to practicing Maki-E, he has also has been a teacher at the Yamanaka Urushi Technical Center. He likes to use different lacquering techniques on the same piece and is inspired by the four seasons. He states that he works very hard on his pieces in hopes that his customers will continue to love his work.