6 May 2024 – Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-guri


The name of this ink implies something about cherries. I gotta be honest: I don’t see it. There is a hint of a dark cherry red, but it is almost entirely subsumed beneath a very pretty greyish brown. Do t get me wrong: it’s a terrific ink and a terrific color. I just don’t get the cherry reference.

Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-guri
I hope you can see the dark cherry hints. They’re there, but…
“You can’t pick cherries with your back to the tree.” -JP Morgan. “I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.” -Pablo Neruda. crowds that gather when they bloom.” -Saigyo

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