Ink Review #1346: Taccia Sharaku-koiame

Taccia Sharaku-koiame is from the recent Ukiyo-e collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens and Pen Chalet (aff. link).

The color:

Sharaku-koiame is a dark fox orange.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty shading and a tiny bit of black 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Sharaku-koiame is more red than Private Reserve Shoreline Gold but less red than Robert Oster Terracotta. Click here to see the Taccia inks together, and click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Orange with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink! It has a nice fall color and some pretty shading.

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