Taccia Utamaro-Umemurasaki from the Utamaro collection is a medium pink-purple ink with medium shading. It dries in 40 seconds in a medium nib on Rhodia and has an average flow. Taccia ink is made in Japan.

Taccia Ukiyo-eUtamaroKitagawafountain pen ink in “Plum Purple”.This ink is made of raw materials that are safe for fountain penswith the production supervised by a color consultant in Japan. Each ink has been produced by Japanese stationery experts and manufactured in Japan.

Utamaro(1753 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artistand one of the most highly regarded designers ofukiyo-ewoodblock prints and paintings.He is best known for hisbijinkubi-e“large-headed pictures of beautiful women” of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

Little is known of Utamaro’s life. His work began to appear in the 1770s, and he rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of beauties with exaggerated, elongated features. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame throughout Japan in his lifetime.