Akashiya ThinLine Brush Pen Set

When it was introduced in 2009, the Akashiya ThinLine Brush Pen quickly became a favorite tool of professional illustrators and stationery aficionados thanks to a superfine tip inspired by elegant makeup brushes - a feature perfect for calligraphy, drawing, or sketching. Each pen is handmade by brush artisans in Chiba, Japan, with the goal of making the act of writing feel like painting a watercolor with words. Winner of the 2009 Design Merit Award.

This five-pen set includes a spectrum of woodland shades based on the colors traditionally used in Japanese ink drawings:

• Sumiiro - Inky black
• Seiboku - Dark blue
• Mizuasagi - Pale blue
• Chitosemidori - Dark green
• Hiwadairo - Dusky red