{"product_id":"sailor-x-kingdom-note-crustacean-uca-arcuata-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"Sailor x Kingdom Note Crustacean Uca Arcuata - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kingdom Note describes this as a light olive green (it’s often sold as “Fiddler Crab Green”). In my swatches it writes as a golden ochre-brown. There’s only a hint of olive in the heavier swab areas, so expect gold-brown rather than green on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading: \u003c\/strong\u003eStrong. Written lines move from bright gold to a deeper brown where the ink collects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slight. A subtle dark sheen shows where the ink pools heavily, but you won’t see it in normal writing.\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\u003eWet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit: \u003c\/strong\u003eSailor made this ink for Kingdom Note, the Tokyo stationery shop, as part of its crustacean series. Uca arcuata is a fiddler crab found on Japanese tidal mudflats. Its Japanese name, shiomaneki, means “tide-beckoner”, because the male waves his one oversized claw as if calling the sea back in. The ink also has a hidden side: in heavy swabs it separates into gold with a blue-grey halo.\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":"Sailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57696029180230,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Sailorxkindomnoteucaarcuata3.jpg?v=1792935302","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/sailor-x-kingdom-note-crustacean-uca-arcuata-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}