TAG Stationery Kyo no Oto No.16 Urahairo – 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample Vial
TAG Stationery Kyo no Oto No.16 Urahairo – 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample Vial
Details
Hue: TAG describe it as a pale, subdued green, like the underside of a leaf. My swatches run deeper than "pale": a muted mid leaf-green in writing, pooling to a deep teal-green in the swabs.
Shading: Clear shading in the writing, from soft mint-green to mid green. Heavier swabs show dramatic light-to-dark gradation, with some separation into teal and olive tones.
Sheen: Faint. A dark, near-black rim forms where the ink pools heavily, with a slight lustre on the swabs when tilted. None in the writing.
Shimmer: None.
Flow: Medium.
The interesting bit: Urahairo breaks down as ura (underside), ha (leaf) and iro (colour). It is the quieter, duller green of the back of a leaf, a traditional Japanese colour dating back to the Heian period. The Kyo no Oto inks were developed with a Kyoto plant-dyeing research institute made up of textile dyeing specialists. Urahairo first appeared as a limited release in 2018, numbered 08. After years of requests, TAG brought it back as a permanent colour in 2024 and renumbered it 16. No.08 now belongs to Moegiiro.
This is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.
Photos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.
I'm a collector and I'm always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.
Postage
Royal Mail or Evri, your choice at checkout, from £1.90. Free over £20. Dispatched within 2 working days. UK only for now.
Returns
Change your mind within 14 days and I'll refund you, including standard outbound postage. Return postage is yours unless something's wrong. Opened vials can only be refunded in part. Full details in my refund policy.
What you're getting
A 4ml vial, hand-decanted by me from my own bottle. Swatch photos are mine, on Tomoe River paper. Colours vary with paper, nib and screen, so treat them as a good guide rather than an exact match.