SAILOR Retro Fountain Pen Ink Sample · Taisho Chic 3ml

Named for the Taisho era, a brief fifteen years when Japan was busy borrowing from everywhere at once. Taisho Chic is the ink that captures that mood, a soft antique shade with the faded elegance of a photograph that has been handled too many times.

• 3ml glass sample vial with a leak-proof aluminum screw cap
• Decanted by hand in Brooklyn from a full SAILOR Retro bottle
• Enough ink to fill a converter two or three times, or fill a pen once and swatch generously
• Made in Japan by SAILOR, one of the country's oldest fountain pen houses
• Well behaved on cheap paper, which is rarer than it sounds
• Part of the SAILOR Retro trio alongside Showa Modern and Heisei Pop

SAILOR's Retro line is one of those small, quiet collections that rewards paying attention. Start with a sample, and if it sticks, the full 10ml bottle is waiting. ✦