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Writer Piccolo Midori

The roof like design that is slightly pointed tip.
The compact fountain pen with excellent portability for memo pads, notebooks, and etc.

Base color is the “Midori” inspired by the color of evergreen leaves.
It was difficult to create the beautiful green because the blue-kind color development is difficult.
The green color creates glossy and brilliant finish.

Writer Piccolo Kikyo

The roof like design that is slightly pointed tip.
The compact fountain pen with excellent portability for memo pads, notebooks, and etc.

Base color is the “Blue” which was made after many trials and errors.
It was really difficult to create the satisfying blue because there is quite few has blue color in nature.
The wonderful blue color “Kikyo” that was named after the bellflowers, creates shining glossy and brilliant finish.

Writer Piccilo AraiShu

The roof like design that is slightly pointed tip.
The compact fountain pen with excellent portability for memo pads, notebooks, and etc.

The color “AraiShu” is a different kind and quaint brighter vermilion from “Shu (vermilion)”. “AraiShu” means a light vermilion color because the color becomes lighter after washing the dyed cloth.
The color can be said close to orange red.
The color range is wide, from a vermilion like reddish color to a salmon pink kind of color are called “AraiShu”.
It is one of the colors that became popular in the late Edo period with the revival of Yamato-e.

Writer Piccolo ShuNurihanashi

The roof like design that is slightly pointed tip.
The compact fountain pen with excellent portability for memo pads, notebooks, and etc.

The most traditional color of urushi, “Shu(vermilion)” is used and made it matte finish.
“Nuri-hanashi (unpolished)” is the technique without polishing after painting.
It requires very high level techniques because there are no post processes.

Tsumugi Piccolo KASURI（Kuro-tamenuri）

The Piccolo model is a Tsumugi series inspired by the fineness of silk dyeing and weaving.
This compact fountain pen is highly portable and suitable for notepads and organizers.
*Only the cigar model without a clip is available.

In this model, the color is named by the kimono pattern. Kuro-tamenuri is called as ”Kasuri”.
The combination of shuai urushi lacquer that is mixed with a black color and shu(vermilion) base color created a finish that exudes an atmosphere of elegance.
Very high level urushi techniques made it possible to make the lines stand out in streaks and the finish resembles a woven pattern.

Tsumugi Piccolo HANABISHI（Aka-tame）

The Piccolo model is a Tsumugi series inspired by the fineness of silk dyeing and weaving.
This compact fountain pen is highly portable and suitable for notepads and organizers.
*Only the cigar model without a clip is available.

In this model, the color is named by the kimono pattern. Aka-tamenuri is called as ”Hanabishi”.
The combination of shuai urushi lacquer and shu(vermilion) base color created a finish that is very deep and beautiful red.
Very high level urushi techniques made it possible to make the lines stand out in streaks and the finish resembles a woven pattern.

Tsumugi Piccolo AMIME（Heki-tame）

The Piccolo model is a Tsumugi series inspired by the fineness of silk dyeing and weaving.
This compact fountain pen is highly portable and suitable for notepads and organizers.
*Only the cigar model without a clip is available.

In this model, the color is named by the kimono pattern. Heki-tamenuri is called as ”Amime”.
Heki-iro is a middle color between blue and green.
The combination of shuai urushi lacquer and heki-iro base color create mysterious and beautiful greenish amber finish.
Very high level urushi techniques made it possible to make the lines stand out in streaks and the finish resembles a woven pattern.

Tsumugi Piccolo ASANOHA (Toki-tame)

The Piccolo model is a Tsumugi series inspired by the fineness of silk dyeing and weaving.
This compact fountain pen is highly portable and suitable for notepads and organizers.
*Only the cigar model without a clip is available.

In this model, the color is named by the kimono pattern. Kuro-tamenuri is called as ”Asanoha”.
The combination of the pinkish base color inspired by the Japanese traditional color “toki-iro” and the upper lacquer, shuai urushi create very soft an bright finish.
“Tamenuri” has the characteristics of translucent amber color like being sucked in, so you can clearly see how the lacquer has accumulated.
Very high level painting and polishing techniques made it possible to make the lines stand out in streaks and the finish resembles a woven pattern.

Cigar Piccolo ENJOYING THE MOON CAT　

The design is based on the theme of cats enjoying the moon. The two cats and the footprints on the grip section are drawn with “Yako Maki-e” technique. The moon is drawn with “Tamesukashi” technique. Base color is “Aka-tamenuri”.
“Yako Maki-e” is Nakaya’s original name for the technique that drawing motifs with black lacquer on “tamenuri” base. As the Tamenuri background becomes brighter over time, the black lacquered motifs become more apparent.

Cigar Piccolo BUTTERFLY　

The butterfly that symbolizes human growth, change, and beauty, are used as a motif.
Pasting thinly pressed gold powders to the butterfly, and drawing the outline and overlay of butterfly wings with color grinding gold.
The gold lines are expressed pasting thinly pressed gold powders and covered the edges with urushi.
The black lacquer base makes the butterfly wings even more beautiful and stand out.