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  • Beautiful Maki-e: That Gorgeous Golden Glint

    You may have ever looked at a pen and thought, “Is that gold glitter? How did that get there?” The answer? Maki-e.  According to Encyclopedia Brita...
  • Lucky God, Lucky Pen

    Urushi and maki-e pens are often inspired by Japanese culture and mythology. The Danitrio Yokozuna series is especially suited for maki-e art. Beca...
  • Meet the Artisan: Yoko Sakata

    We had the opportunity to interview maki-e artisan Yoko Sakata. She’s a brilliant young artisan with a lot of talent. Yoko-san painted the ShiZen T...
  • Meet the Artisan: Masaaki Sakaguchi

    Masaaki Sakaguchi is an urushi artisan with decades of experience. He is a tame-nuri master and responsible for some gorgeous pens at ShiZen.  Masa...
  • Wajima and the Artisans

    You love urushi and maki-e pens, but do you know where they began? You may never have heard of Wajima, but it’s an important place in urushi circle...
  • A Tiger of a Pen

    Danitrio’s largest fountain pen line is the Yokozuna. It takes its name from the highest rank a sumo wrestler can achieve. The term means “horizont...
  • The story behind the pen (inspired by Noh Theater)

    Have you ever wondered where the Urushi artisans get their inspiration? Maki-e pens are often inspired by Japanese mythology or culture. The pen we...
  • Artisan spotlight: Koichiro Okazaki

    Each Danitrio pen is handcrafted by an experienced Japanese artisan, but have you ever wondered about the people behind the pens?  Today we’ll tell...
  • Ebonite and Urushi: Natural Materials, Natural Feel

    You may have heard of ebonite – it’s a tough, dark material that resembles ebony wood. But what is it, and why make pens out of it?  First, it’s he...
  • Urushi style: Tsugaru-nuri

    Urushi artisans use a vast array of techniques to achieve their desired effects. Using tsugaru-nuri, for instance, the artisan can display multiple...
  • A little Danitrio history

    UrushiPen is the United States authorized dealer for Danitrio pens. We are currently exclusively selling Danitrio. Where did Danitrio come from, th...
  • What’s so special about urushi?

    We’ve talked about how urushi is collected and why it is used. But what’s so special about it?  Why have generations of artisans devoted themselves...