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Product name: Shishin(four Gods), "Genbu (Black turtle), Kuro-tame [no.16026]
Price: US$1,800
Barrel material: Ebonite
Description: Genbu (black turtle) by Kuro tame-sukashi technique. A famous 四神 (Shishin) were expressed by four colors of Tame-sukashi technique. Four Gods are the special creature which protect four direction. Seiryu (blue dragon) is the East, Suzaku (red bird) is the South, Biyakko (white tiger) is the West, and Genbu (black turtle) is the North. Genbu this time is Dragon Turtle in ancient China. Pictures below is one of them. Please have a look at other god's pen; Seiryu(dragon), Suzaku(bird), and Biyakko (tiger). The last one(picture No.6) is four kinds of pens were combined to one picture. (From the left, Genbu, Biyakko, Suzaku and Seiryu). "The North", which is protected by the Black Turtle is expressed in Tensho character (Ancient Chinese stamp characters of 3,000 years ago) on the grip section. The base model is Cigar Portable size.

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