Ink Review #1113: Diamine China Blue

Today’s ink is another Diamine ink I’ve had for a while, Diamine China Blue. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

China Blue is a dusky medium blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much lighter and has a little bit of pink sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, low pink sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and just a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

China Blue is similar to Pilot Iroshizuku Asa-gao, just less saturated. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used an Edison Collier Blue Steel with a broad nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I love the color of this ink. It can be a bit pale in smaller nib sizes so I would keep this ink to the larger nibs.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.