Namiki No. 10 — Yozakura Raden | Night Cherry Blossoms in Mother-of-Pearl
When cherry blossoms fall at night, they catch the light in ways that daylight never reveals — each petal a brief, iridescent flash before it disappears into the dark. The Namiki Yozakura Raden distills this nocturnal magic into a fountain pen of breathtaking beauty.
The deep black lacquer body serves as a night sky, against which cherry blossom petals rendered in raden (mother-of-pearl) inlay shimmer and shift with every movement. Gold powder accents scatter between the petals like starlight, adding warmth and depth to the composition. The result is a pen that seems to glow from within — alive with the quiet drama of a spring night.
Craftsmanship
No. 10 body with deep black lacquer ground
Raden (mother-of-pearl) cherry blossom petal inlay — iridescent blue, pink, and white shifts
Gold powder (kin-fun) accents scattered throughout the composition
Yozakura (night cherry blossom) motif
Namiki No. 10 two-tone Fuji nib (18K gold)
Where the Yozakura Maki-e captures blossoms in lacquer, the Yozakura Raden captures their light — a companion piece and a distinct vision, equally essential to any serious Namiki collection.
