Namiki Yukari Shooting Star Fountain Pen

A futuristic subject matter for an otherwise traditional methodology - Maki-e, one of the high decorative arts of Japan has been a marker for quality and luxury for centuries. Originally lacquered upon an ebonite body, Namiki now uses a brass base for its top tier pens. More importantly maki-e is about expressing emotion and meaning through beautiful pictures. The Shooting Star, technically space debris which burns as it comes into contact with our atmosphere causing effects of light, speed and colour, has symbolically, from the ancient Greeks, in First Nations and the Christmas tradition representing good fortune and optimism.