{"product_id":"tono-lims-x-nocco-mushroom-image-ink-benitengutake-shimmer-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"Tono \u0026 Lims x nocco. Mushroom Image Ink Benitengutake Shimmer - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bright, warm scarlet red, the colour of a fly agaric cap. No official colour description is published. The bottle art shows a pinkish-crimson cap, but my swatches are a truer, warmer red with no pink lean. Heavier pools deepen towards crimson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate. Light-to-dark variation shows in the swab and in wider strokes. Fine writing is fairly even.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone observed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer: \u003c\/strong\u003eYes. A fine pinkish shimmer, clearly visible in pools and swabs and subtle in writing. \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\u003eBenitengutake is the Japanese name for the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), the red-and-white spotted toadstool of fairy tales. The name breaks down as beni (crimson), tengu (the long-nosed goblin of Japanese folklore) and take (mushroom). The ink is a collaboration between Tono \u0026amp; Lims and nocco., a mushroom-inspired textile and goods brand run by Japanese artist Yui Kubo. Each mushroom in the collection was made in two versions, plain and shimmer. This is the shimmer one.\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":"Tono \u0026 Lims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573984174406,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Tono_LimsxNoccoBenitengutake3.jpg?v=1791735410","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/tono-lims-x-nocco-mushroom-image-ink-benitengutake-shimmer-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}