Sailor Professional Gear Slim Princess Raden Fountain Pen - Princess Ochikubo

Princesses have been loved and admired throughout the ages. Sailor Pen is releasing a collection of fountain pens with designs inspired by princesses from Japanese fairytales. They are truly unique fountain pens featuring iconic motifs and colors from each fairytale, intricately expressed with beautiful mother-of-pearl and "yubi maki-e" on the barrels and caps.

Princess Uguisu:

Princess Uguisu is a bush warbler, living disguised in human form. One day, she receives a young visitor and asks him not to open the chest of drawers, but curiosity tempts him to take a peek. With the promise broken, she says she must leave, and she flies off in her avian form.

Princess Ochikubo:

Princess Ochikubo lived with a wicked stepmother and mean stepsisters, having only a handmaiden on her side. The kind handmaiden arranges for the princess to meet a major general, and they fall deeply in love. The couple marry and live happily ever after.

Princess Shirotae:

Once there lived a giant white carp, larger than a human being, and it would always disappear mysteriously from the marsh at the end of iris season. The carp was actually Princess Shirotae, who had thrown herself into the marsh after failing to avenge her father’s death.

Princess Koto:

A fallen Heike clan princess was washed ashore and saved by seaside villagers. To thank them, she played a "koto" harp beautifully each day on the beach, but soon fell ill and passed away. Ever since, the beach sand became musical sand, and the beach was named "Beach of Koto".

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The Sailor Pro Gear Slim (formerly known as the Sapporo) exemplifies Sailor's focus on providing superb writing instruments at a very reasonable price. Available with a large choice of 14k solid gold nib sizes, this is a mid-size pen with full-size quality. The Sailor Pro Gear Slim is a sleek, masterfully designed pen which offers a highly affordable introduction to the world of quality fountain pens.

The Pro Gear Slim can be filled with bottled fountain pen ink using the provided converter, and can also use Sailor brand ink cartridges.

Fountain pens have often been identified by a mark or symbol on the cap end. Sailor continues this tradition - the venerable Sailor anchor logo is embedded in the cap top in gold-plated brass.

Sailor Pen is dedicated to producing the most elegant and desirable Writing Instruments obtainable. Since 1911 Sailor Pen maintains the long heritage of quality and technical excellence and perfection. The pens and nibs are made exclusively in Sailor´s own factory in Hiroshima Japan using the best quality materials available. Sailor pens are regarded to many as the best writing instruments available in the world.

Here is a comparison that will help you choose the size of the nib

Nib: 14K Gold

Length: 124mm

Diameter: 17mm

Weight: 16.8g

Materials: PMMA Resin

Filling system: Converter (included) or Sailor cartridges