Izumo
Izumo is a small Japanese town located in the Shimane Prefecture, department located in the southwest of the island of Honshū, the largest of the 6,852 islands that make up this important Asian country. This region is famous, among other things, for its close ties to the world of writing and in particular for counting with outstanding manufacturing dedicated to the elaboration of "Washi", the famous Japanese high quality paper which is made traditionally with vegetable fibres from the local flora and that, due to its extraordinary properties, is used extensively in all kinds of artistic creations, restoration work of documents and editions of luxury books. The deep roots of this skill and its enormous relevance gives account of the fact that in November 2014 UNESCO declared it the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Therefore it is no wonder, with this background, that among the illustrious sons of this region is Shunichi Nakata, founder, in the year 1919, of the company Platinum, one of the three major brands of writing instruments of the Country of the Rising Sun.
To pay tribute to the illustrious creator, in 2010 Platinum launched onto the market a beautiful line baptized with the name of his place of birth: the series Izumo. Characterised by sophisticated forms in which the harmonious curves and the purity of the lines, the use of materials of first order and its careful craftsmanship and decorative techniques predominate. This select collection of writing instruments of high range has been a resounding success for the brand by the originality of its design, its magnificent performance and its excellent quality-price value. Hence, to meet the high demands generated and cover a greater range of possibilities in terms of tastes and preferences, it has been enriched with new models that both preserve their essential features and introduce novel finishes.
Currently the Izumo collection is composed of three separate lines of fountain pens: The Tamenuri, in which, on a basis of black lacquer (kurotame), red (akatame), green (soratame) or yellow (biwatame) successive coats of urushi transparent lacquer are applied until a sumptuous glossy finish is achieved; the Tagayasan, characterized by the use of black Bombay wood or "wood of iron" in its elaboration; and, finally, the Yagumonuri, the most exclusive of the series by the decoration by hand with the refined ornamental technique of maki-e and counting with a limited production of only 300 copies at global level.
A spectacular tribute to the founder of one of the most important brands of fountain pens in the world.
