A new maki-e fountain pen from Sailor Pen, the Classic Ko Maki-e Bunbo Fountain Pen Laurel (蒔絵文房万年筆), goes on sale nationwide on November 21, 2026 at stores that carry Sailor Pen products.
About the Classic Ko Maki-e Bunbo Writing Instruments Series
Wabi-sabi, mitate (seeing one thing in terms of another), yohaku (blank space).
Japanese aesthetics have nurtured spiritual richness in daily life by bringing modern, simple design to familiar everyday objects.
Classic Ko expresses these sensibilities in the world of jewelry, combining traditional maki-e techniques with a contemporary sensibility. This series of maki-e writing instruments gives that worldview a new form, designed to be enjoyed together with jewelry.
The Fifth Pen in the Series: Laurel
The laurel tree, which carries the meanings of "victory," "glory," and "honor," is the motif of Laurel. Linked together like an arabesque pattern, the leaves also express eternal expansion. The design is finished by skillfully combining the different textures of gold, silver and black lacquer, and it conveys a firm vitality while remaining delicate.
About Classic Ko
Classic Ko is the jewelry brand of the maki-e workshop 大下香仙工房, which has been in operation in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, since 1894 (Meiji 27).
"Classic" carries meanings such as "classical," "first-rate," and "unaffected by the times." "Ko" (香) is a "gago" (artist name) passed down through the generations from the first-generation Sekko (雪香), and it also holds the meaning of wearing a person's own aesthetic sense and sensibility as a "fragrance."
Like the music or favorite perfume that lets a person spend time comfortably as themselves, Classic Ko pursues creations that lead to a sense of exhilaration and richness for each individual. Making full use of the maki-e and lacquer techniques handed down over the ages, Classic Ko builds a distinctive "beauty" that blends different sensibilities and is carried forward through a contemporary outlook.
About 大下香仙工房
大下香仙工房 is a maki-e workshop that has made and passed down Kaga maki-e in Yamanaka, the hometown of the first-generation 大下雪香. The style demands advanced decorative skill, which 大下雪香 learned in Kanazawa.
The workshop specializes in high-end writing instruments and tea ceremony utensils, and devotes itself to pursuing the purity, delicacy, and elegance of Kaga maki-e.
Classic Ko Maki-e Bunbo Fountain Pen Laurel
- Suggested retail price: ¥69,300 (¥63,000 excluding tax)
- Release date: November 21, 2026, at stores that carry Sailor Pen products nationwide
- Nib size: Fine
- Nib: Stainless steel
- Nib finish: Gold IP
- Cap, front section, and barrel: PMMA resin in translucent ivory, with maki-e
- Cap finial and tail cap: PMMA resin in black
- Metal parts: Gold IP finish
- Size: φ18 × 129 mm including the clip; 19.7 g
- Packaging: Dedicated paulownia wood box with cord (W75 × D180 × H33 mm)
- Included: Cleaning cloth, 2 black ink cartridges, product description, instruction manual, fountain pen quality warranty
