The Rakucho Birds and Weeping Cherry Blossom! The Rakucho is a mythical bird that is said to fly around a heavenly paradise and symbolizes an ambient, peaceful environment.

The birds were created by using the traditional Togidashi Taka Maki-e technique which adds both a distinctive texture and vibrant color.

The Rakuchos are seen flying around beautiful weeping cherry blossom branches.

The background of the pen body was crafted to look like the distinctive, charcoal hue and texture of cherry blossom bark. The bark and branches were designed using the complex Oh-hi-nuri, a type of Kawari-nuri technique which has never been featured before on Pilot’s Namiki maki-e pens.

With a massive #50 18k gold nib that features the customary Mount Fuji illustration.

The large capacity barrel fills with ink via eyedropper, and the pen comes packaged in an elegant presentation box with a bottle of blue ink and signature card.

Each pen takes months to create.