Iroshizuku Ink 50ml Bottles

This is a beautiful brown ink. It's dark, slightly on the cool side. It flows extremely well but dries quickly. It has very good behavior, without feathering or bleed-through even on ordinary paper. Amazon's price is very affordable, especially for the quantity and quality of this ink. Highly recommended!

The ink is so good. It is thin and thick enough to write smoothly with minimal dips while using a dip pen. It was a pleasure to write with because the consistency was just right for my writing style. I was suspicious because the ink is more expensive directly from Pilot but this is very nice. The color is rich and looks exactly like the color teal. I may order another bottle directly from Pilot to compare; I am astounded at how premium this ink is.

I am a vintage calligrapher. This magnificent liquid is my signature ink. My friends and recipients adore the mysterious tint, the special elixer called Wild Chestnut. The water-based ink commands attention, and use it routinely in places no other water-based ink could cling to.

Glorious beautiful ink. Like all of the other pilot Iroshizuku inks, the color is subtle and unique. Ink is well behaved and flows well

I'm another seduced by the boutique bottle. Really rather expensive at $20 a 50ml quantity.

I have a pilot vanishing point the fountain pen and it works extremely well in this pin it's flow is good color quality is good

Iroshizuku inks are somewhat wet. That means this ink is not only a nice subdued blue, but it will tell you if your pen has problems. Skipping with this ink means something else is wrong. Good flow when other inks don't mean the pen isn't well suited for that other ink (probably a dry writing pen.) Never a mistake to use one of the Iroshizuku inks.

I have not done a formal test of this ink; hence, I was unable to give feedback on water resistance. I just filled a clean pen and started writing. I never use the term “sheerness,” and I have not noticed it in use on YouTube reviews (perhaps the Fountain Pen Network?). Anyway, Pilot’s Iroshizuku inks are typically among the best premium bottled inks for fountain pens. Anytime I can acquire 50 ml of this ink for around $20, I will consider it. I realize that is often twice the price of Noodler’s inks and a few others, but I consistently find these inks wet (helping a pen that might tend to have flow issues and run dry) and show up well on good paper. I did not test this ink for sheen. But its color is just enough different that it added to my palate.