Danitrio Tsugaru-nuri Kara-nuri in Blue on Hyotan Fountain Pen Classics The bat is flying overhead

The bat is flying overhead and symbolizes the arrival of good fortune

The Hyotan in Japanese means "Gourd" or "Calabash"

each carrying enormous colorful lantern figures that illuminate brightly especially at night

Birds and flowers are commonly depicted in Japan together to showcase the beauty of nature

The stereotypical look of a mandarin duck is to have the red bill and reddish whisker with the white crescent above the eye

Danitrio Tsugaru-nuri Kara-nuri in Blue on Hyotan Fountain Pen Classics The bat is flying overhead100% Genuine Urushi Hand painted by highly trained Japanese Artisans Kara nuri is one of the styles of Tsugaru nuri artwork that originated from the Aomori Prefecture of Japan. In Kara nuri, there is a pattern of amorphous specks typically of a color that contrasts with its background color scattered throughout the entire pen body. Tsugaru nuri's inception was first in lacquerware in the Edo Period few hundred years ago when there was a search for a