Sailor Profit Maki-e "The Tale of Genji" Limited Edition Fountain Pen | Oshita Kosen

Sailor Profit Maki-e 「The Tale of Genji」 | Oshita Kosen, 4th Generation Kaga Maki-e Master

Japan's greatest work of classical literature meets Japan's most refined lacquer tradition. The Sailor Profit Maki-e 「The Tale of Genji」 is an extraordinary limited edition pen created by Oshita Kosen (大下香仙), the fourth-generation master of the Kaga maki-e lineage — a tradition of lacquer artistry originating in the Kaga domain (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture), distinguished by its naturalistic motifs, meticulous detail, and restrained elegance.

What sets this pen apart from the world of maki-e fountain pens is its white barrel — a rare and deliberate choice that serves as a luminous canvas for the richly coloured maki-e scenes drawn from The Tale of Genji. Where most maki-e pens use black or dark lacquer as their ground, the white base allows the full chromatic range of Kosen's palette to sing with exceptional clarity and vibrancy, evoking the delicate beauty of Heian court painting.

The Artist: Oshita Kosen

Oshita Kosen is the fourth-generation heir to the Kaga maki-e tradition. Each scene from The Tale of Genji on this pen is rendered entirely by hand, with the patience and precision that only a lifetime of mastery can produce.

Key Features

• White Lacquer Barrel — Rare white ground coat, making coloured maki-e scenes more vivid and visually striking than on conventional dark-ground pens
• Kaga Maki-e Decoration — Scenes from The Tale of Genji hand-painted by 4th-generation master Oshita Kosen
• 14K Gold Nib — Sailor Profit-grade 14-karat gold nib for a smooth, characterful writing experience
• Sailor Profit Platform — Built on Sailor's trusted Profit body, offering excellent balance and ink capacity

Specifications

• Decoration: Kaga maki-e, scenes from The Tale of Genji
• Artist: Oshita Kosen, 4th-generation Kaga maki-e master
• Barrel: White lacquer ground
• Nib: 14K gold
• Body: Sailor Profit

To write with this pen is to enter the world of Genji — the rustling silk screens, the moonlit gardens, the poetry exchanged between lovers at dawn. Oshita Kosen has painted that world onto a pen you can hold.