Ink Review #477: Pen Saijiki Shukei

We are going to power through some orange inks today, our first ink is Pen Saijiki Shukei. I purchased my sample of ink from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Shukei is a medium orange. Sometimes it looks true orange, and sometimes it leans a bit coral.

Swabs:

In large swabs the ink looks more coral.

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: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was just a little bit of feathering, and some bleeding the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Pen Saijiki Syurei, Pen Saijiki Shukei, and Diamine Flowers Gerbera. Click here to see the Pen Saijiki inks together.

Montblanc Lucky Orange, Robert Oster Orange, and Diamine Pumpkin. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a medium Pelikan M400 White Tortoise on an ivory Hippo Noto Notebook. The ink had a wetter flow.

Overall, I like the color of this ink, it’s a nice spring-summer orange. It has a nice wet flow and behaves well, I just wish it had a bit more shading.

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.