Piuma Tamenuri HANE Toruko – Limited edition

There is a form of beauty that does not need darkness to shine but instead draws nourishment from the purest light to reveal its soul. It is the light that passes through clear water, that settles on the morning dew, or filters through the clouds after a storm, restoring to the world a seemed lost color. In that precise instant, the gaze does not merely see: it perceives a depth that invites silence.
It is within this dimension of pure perception that PIUMA Hane Toruko was born.
After exploring the earthy depths of brown red with Hane and the mystery of nocturnal green with Kuro, our journey has led us to an epiphany of rare clarity. Hane Toruko is a promise contained within its Japanese etymology, a reference to what shines, to a luminosity that emerges with the grace of something that does not need to shout to exist. It is the turquoise that reveals itself the moment the gaze stops searching and finally begins to see.
The color of Hane Toruko is a liquid experience, a turquoise that escapes static definitions. It is the hue of the sky reflected in a mountain stream, where the current stirs the light, making it shifting, iridescent, alive. At times it appears clear and airy, imparting a sense of absolute lightness; at others it deepens into more profound, almost abyssal tones, revealing a soul that pulses beneath the lacquer. It is an invitation to contemplation, a fragment of infinity captured in a silhouette of rare Italian elegance.
This depth is not the result of chance, but of the ancient ritual of the Tamenuri technique. The sap of the Urushi tree, gathered with patience and devotion, is layered onto the surface of the fountain pen in a process that defies the frenzy of modern time. Layer after layer, the natural lacquer is applied, polymerized, and hand-polished, creating a translucent structure that acts like a lens. It
is here that alchemy occurs: light passes through the layers, reaches the turquoise core, and returns to the eye transformed, charged with depth. Over time, the lacquer evolves, becoming increasingly transparent and allowing the underlying color to emerge with new clarity, turning each piece into a visual diary of time itself.
In this dialogue between matter and spirit, the human gesture remains the essential bridge. Each Hane Toruko fountain pen is the result of an encounter between skilled hands working in silence.
The Urushi Master governs the application of every single layer with a precision that borders on meditation: an act of respect toward a millenary tradition in which time is not a limitation, but the essential ingredient of beauty.
Upon the perfect surface, the artist’s hand then intervenes to imprint the seal of authenticity: a subtle mark in Katakana characters that seals the collaboration between the Urushi master
Arakawa and SCRIBO’s vision. A silent bond that continues until the final inspection, where every reflection and every detail is examined with rigor before the fountain pen begins its return to Bologna. Here it receives its beating heart: the nib, ready to transform thought into a fluid, flexible, and conscious mark.
Writing with Hane Toruko means reclaiming one’s own rhythm. The contact between the hand and the smooth, almost velvety and living surface of the Urushi lacquer establishes an immediate, organic connection. This fountain pen is an invitation to delve deeply into thought, allowing the gesture to become presence.
To preserve this harmony, each piece is accompanied by a handcrafted pouch made from authentic Japanese kimono fabrics. A gesture that extends the dialogue between the two cultures, so that the work continues to tell its story even when it is not in use.
Hane Toruko is for those who recognize the value of time. It is a light that does not dazzle, but endures. It is proof that the most authentic beauty does not reveal itself at first glance, but waits for those who have the courage to pause.
Here, turquoise becomes a new grammar of silence.

Product features:
• Oval shape with two facets
• Colors: brown and turquoise
• Cap, barrel and nib-holder handcrafted in resin and lacquered with Tamenuri technique in Japan
• Nib in yellow gold or ruthenium trim
• Section ring with yellow gold or ruthenium trim
• Length: 144,5 mm. – max diameter: 15,60 mm. – weight: 30 grams
• Exclusive SCRIBO nib made in 18kt gold or in Flexible 14kt gold
Available sizes for 18kt nib: Extra Extra Fine, Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, BB
Available sizes for 14kt Flex nib: Extra Fine, Fine, Medium and Broad
Ebonite feeder ø 6,50
• Cartridge/converter ink filling system
• SCRIBO pen pouch made with authentic Japanese kimono silk
• Limited production of only 100 pieces, with gold trim