{"product_id":"hachimonjiya-x-shoichiro-tobimatsu-dried-tulip-bouquet-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"Hachimonjiya x Shoichiro Tobimatsu Dried Tulip Bouquet - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue: \u003c\/strong\u003eDusty rose with a soft brown, dried-petal cast. In writing, it matches the official description of a chic, aged dried-flower tone. Where it pools, my swatches deepen to a mauve-plum with a greyish-violet cast, which the official description doesn’t mention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading: \u003c\/strong\u003eStrong. It runs from a pale peachy pink in light strokes to a deep rose-brown where the ink collects. Pooled areas separate into a peachy-salmon halo with a dark brown-maroon edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone in my swatches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e None.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a collaboration between Hachimonjiya, a bookshop in Yamagata with its own range of original inks, and Shoichiro Tobimatsu, an illustrator based in Nagoya. The colour draws on his illustrations and his signature palette. The Japanese name translates as “dried-flower tulip”: a tulip that has been kept and faded, not one fresh from the garden. It is one of three inks in the collaboration, alongside Antique Teddy Bear and Gentle Forest Dew.\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":57695915868486,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Hachimonjiyadriedtulipflower3.jpg?v=1792931940","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/hachimonjiya-x-shoichiro-tobimatsu-dried-tulip-bouquet-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}