Ink Review #1350: Taccia Fukaki-hanada

Let’s tackle the last ink in the Taccia Ukiyo-e collection, Taccia Fukaki-hanada. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens and Pen Chalet (aff. link).

The color:

Fukaki-hanada is a dark cornflower blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks darker and has some shading.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Fukaki-hanada is closest to. Sailor Ink Studio 540. Click here to see the Taccia inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Serenity Blue with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I appreciate the fast dry time but there’s still too much feathering and bleeding for me. There are better blue inks out there that behave better and are just as pretty.

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