The Pilot Ishime is a hand-lacquered urushi fountain pen. The word “Ishime” is roughly translated to “stone path” which is represented on the cap and barrel as the design is hand drawn into the wet lacquer.
The Maki-e technique is called “Kawari-nuri meaning “unique painting” which is applied to a brass barrel and available in four colors: black, navy, burgundy, and hunter green.
The Pilot Ishime comes fitted with a #10 size nib made from 18k gold available in fine, medium, and broad widths.
Includes Pilot CON-70 converter and one Pilot ink cartridge.
srstahl574 (verified owner) –
I bought this pen a year ago and it has become my favorite writing pen. It is also beautiful and I love the way it feels in my hand. I highly recommend it.
5 stars
bcrawford24 (verified owner) –
A great pen. Beautiful, writes fantastic, easy in the hand. Nibsmith was great to buy from and shipped fast.
However, when twisting off the cap, the nib also twists off slightly. It’s difficult to recommended as a daily writer because of this. Everything else supercedes this complaint, but it annoys me every time.