{"product_id":"nagasawa-kobe-ink-monogatari-arima-amber-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"Nagasawa Kobe Ink Monogatari Arima Amber - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Officially an amber or golden brown, and the box label is a warm golden amber. My swatches are noticeably redder and browner than that: a rich rust or red-brown in the swabs, and a burnt orange-brown in writing. If you’re expecting a golden amber, this is darker and warmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low to moderate. There’s a soft light-to-dark shift in the writing, and an orange halo at the edges of heavier swabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone seen. The swabs pool to dark, near-black edges, but there’s no colour-shift sheen.\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 Arima Onsen, in the hills behind Kobe, is one of Japan’s oldest hot springs and appears in the Nihon Shoki, Japan’s oldest chronicle of history. Its famous “kinsen” (gold spring) water is iron-rich and runs a rusty amber-brown, which is the colour this ink takes its name from. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of Japan’s great unifiers, was a devoted visitor.\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":"Kobe \/ Nagasawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57410952266054,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Kobearimaamber3.jpg?v=1791751330","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/nagasawa-kobe-ink-monogatari-arima-amber-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}