Ink Review #1554: Kobe 46 Nagisa Museum Gray

Kobe 46 Nagisa Museum Gray is from Kobe’s standard lineup. I’ve been meaning to review this one for quite a while, but never got around to it. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The Color:

Nagisa Museum Gray is a deep neutral grey.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks darker and has a little 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, low black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was quite a bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Nagisa Museum Gray is closest to Van Dieman’s Federation Peak. Click here to see the Kobe inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 823 in Smoke with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, this is a good basic dark grey ink-not too much shading or sheen, and a work appropriate color.

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