Iroshizuku yama-guri (wild chestnut brown) is a great dark brown ink with a real classy style. I bought this bottle at Jetpens in Japan. 
Color
The color is described as wild chestnut brown. The color is very dark brown so you will have to look twice to see it is a brown color. The color is very good useable for everyday use due to it's darkness. For business-people it is very suitable. The color has nice shading from light brown to very dark.
Writing
I tried this ink in two pens. The Caran 'd Ache Leman (fine) and the Lamy Safari (fine). I noticed it is not a free flowing ink. It writes kind of dry. On Moleskine paper as well on Rhodia paper no bleedthrough or feathering. Drying is about the same on Rhodia and Moleskine about 7 seconds.
Written review
If you can't read the written review her's the translation.
"Iroshizuku yama-guri
Just filled my Lamy Safari Black LE (fine) with Iroshizuku yama-guri. The color does not pretend to be the blackest black. It is some kind of black-brownish shade.
On both Rhodia and Moleskine paper this ink behaves very good. No feathering or bleed through. Nice shading. Writes a little bit dryer then yu-yake or tsuki-yo. Dryingtime on both Rhodia and Moleskine is 5 - 7 seconds.
Wild chestnut brown (dark brown)
Nice sophisticated color. $ 0,45/ml
Woodworker"
Moleskinefriendly
Last weeks I reviewed the inks on several Moleskine to test if they are really friendly for Moleskine-paper. With my Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point (medium) I saw some dots coming through. But not so bad that the other side of the page was ruined. So again an ink that has a thumbs up for Moleskine-friendliness.
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The Iroshizuku ink is a luxurious line of inks created to reflect the beautiful natural scenery of Japan. The gorgeous shades will fill your fountain pen with bold, beautiful and vivid colors. Each bottle is a beautifully crafted glass container designed with an innovative dip at the bottom to ensure the savory enjoyment of every last drop. Every bottle has 50ml and are a great piece of art.
3 comments:
Good to know that yama-guri works works well on Moleskine paper.
Keep up the comprehensive reviews with the beautiful photos. :)
Great review, I was wondering about this color and now I have a better idea of what it looks like. Gorgeous pictures, too.
Tried this ink in a Moleskine wirh a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Classique medium nib and there was significant bleed through and feathering also, thumbs down for this ink for me I'm afraid.
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