VISCONTI URUSHI 1989 MIB - Red Lacquer

In 1989 Visconti introduced a line of pens in Japanese lacquer. Thery were called Urushi and the production of these pieces was commissioned to the famous artist and lacquer Master Kabouragi.

The original plan was a production of 100 pens per year in black lacquer and in red lacquer. A few green pieces are known but they were never part of the line of production. Unfortunately the production came soon to a sudden end because of Kabouragi's death and the Urushi project was never completed. Only 92 pieces were produced

Visconti Urushi pens nowadays extremely rare.

Visconti's Urushi is a very generous pen which replicates the most traditional Japanese design of large topedo-shaped pens. Its beauty is essential and clean with the only decoration of the clip and of a plain cap band with the serial number of each pen.

The nibs Visconti used for the Urushi line were part of a vintage 14 ct "warranted" stock.

Each pen came in a Visconti box with a certificate of autenticity; serial number on the documents in the box were handwritten. This pen is number 18/92

This Visconti Urushi is in unused condition. 

The packaging is complete apart from the glass eyedropper whose rubber sac is damaged.