Bottled ink

Violet Impérial ink, with bluish reflections and a thousand sparkling shimmers, for the pleasure of your writing. Because of the scarcity of dyes, this colour, a symbol of luxury but also of mystery, was used by the Emperor and his family under the Roman Empire and then by the various royalties. King Louis XIV, under whom Jacques Herbin was founded, used...

Sailor's Manyo ("Ten Thousand Leaves") line of fountain pen inks features beautiful and unique colors inspired by the plants and flowers of Japan. The name is a reference to the Manyoshu, the oldest and most revered anthology of Japan's poetic compilations. 4516 poems wrote by every class of person ranging, from Emperors to merchants and farmers. Manyo is...

Red is the colour of colours : it is the symbol of power in Antiquity, happiness in China or passion today. Rouge d’Orient is at the same time a dark and vibrant shade, and has a royal intensity. This fountain pen ink is packaged in a 50ml glass bottle, specially designed for the inks of the Jacques Herbin Collection. Bottle 50ml