Pilot Iroshizuku Fountain Pen Ink | hana-ikada (Cherry Blossom Petal) 15ml

hana-ikada is a 15ml bottled fountain pen ink from Pilot's Iroshizuku line — a warm rose pink with coral tones, named for the raft of cherry blossom petals that gathers on the surface of a stream.

花筏 means flower raft, and the name describes what happens after the bloom. The petals fall, they drift together, and the water carries them downstream in a pink ribbon. The ink sits between a coral and a rose — warmer than a magenta, brighter than a dusty pink — and it holds enough saturation to read clearly even in a fine nib. It deepens to a rich rose where the ink pools.

The 15ml bottle is the easy way in: enough ink to live with a color for a while before you decide about a big bottle. Come have a look.

Details

• Brand: Pilot
• Line: Iroshizuku
• Japanese name: 花筏 (hana-ikada), cherry blossom petal raft
• Type: Bottled fountain pen ink
• Size: 15ml glass bottle
• Color: Pink, rose pink, coral pink, cherry blossom pink
• Formula: Dye-based. Not waterproof, no shimmer.
• Works with: any fountain pen, plus dip pens and glass pens
• Made in Japan