{"product_id":"hachimonjiya-rime-on-trees-amethyst-02-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"Hachimonjiya Rime on Trees Amethyst 02+ - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue: \u003c\/strong\u003eA bright lavender-violet. Officially a purple base. In my swatches it leans more blue-violet than the name suggests, especially where the ink pools, while the written line stays a softer lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading: \u003c\/strong\u003eStrong. It moves from pale lilac to deep violet in the swab, with clear light-to-dark variation in handwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e None in normal writing. The heaviest pools can show a faint dark cast at some angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer: \u003c\/strong\u003eFine blue and silver shimmer that gives an icy, iridescent flash. It is visible in the written line as well as the swabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow: \u003c\/strong\u003eMedium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Juhyo, or “rime on trees”, are the frost monsters of Mount Zao in Yamagata. They form when Siberian winds coat the trees in layers of ice and snow. On a few dawns each year the frozen forest glows purple, and that is the colour this ink captures. The 02+ is the shimmer version of Hachimonjiya’s original Rime on Trees Amethyst, made with Tono \u0026amp; Lims. The blue and silver particles stand in for the snow crystals catching the sunrise. Hachimonjiya itself is a Yamagata bookshop dating back to 1695.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.\u003cbr\u003ePhotos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.\u003cbr\u003eI’m a collector and I’m always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachimonjiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695989334342,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Hachimonjiyarimesontreesamethyst3.jpg?v=1792934020","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/hachimonjiya-rime-on-trees-amethyst-02-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}