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Subject: [Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Mon May 19 14:02:57 2008
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Jayand,
You are right! Maki-e it is! I brought the pen to work today and a
Japanese friend translated some
of the words on the literature. The theme has to do with the Emperor's
Dragon, or something similar.
It was a nicer gift than the Manneki-Nekko (beckoning cat) or the bottle
of Shoochu.
Jerry
Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> Jerry,
> That is Maki-e - lacquerwork. Those pens can go upto the cost of two
> M8s...but it is like buying a work of art, one of a kind, signed off by a
> venerated artist.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 2:07 AM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Sonny
>>
>> Japanese calligraphic pens? I was presented with one when I worked in
>> Japan. I can't recall the name
>> but it had a lot of gold and silver inlays. I never knew what kind of ink
>> to use, so I just put it away
>> with some of my other gifts.
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>> Sonny Carter wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> - mine, for example, is Japanese pens with
>>>> their calligraphic nibs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Ohmygod! Japanese pens!!!!! Bless you my child!
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
In reply to:
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...)