Ink Review #1627: Kobe 23 Nagata Blue

We are continuing blue black ink week with Kobe 23 Nagata Blue. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Nagata is a deep blue black.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty copper 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, medium copper sheen, and no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Nagata Blue is less saturated than Robert Oster Thunderstorm. Click here to see the Kobe inks together, and click here to see the blue black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Petrol with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink! It's a nice dark color, but still has some character from the shading and sheen.

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