Ink Review #1700: Kobe 11 Ikuta Orange

Today we hit 1700 ink reviews with Kobe 11 Ikuta Orange. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Ikuta Orange is a bright red-orange.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some interesting gold sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Ikuta Orange is brighter than Taccia Sharaku-koiame. Click here to see the Kobe inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Orange with a double broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, this is a lovely orange ink. It has a nice color, wet flow and some shading and sheen.

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