Ostrich — Green Robinia — Ink Review #261
Ostrich Green Robinia Ink Review # 261 Ink: Green Robinia Series: 24 SOLAR TERMS Brand: Ostrich Country: China Availability: 10 ml and 30 ml bottles from AliExpress and similar outlets. Pens Used: Pilot Elite EF, Kaweco Sport Black (EF/F/M/B/BB, stub 1.1, 1.9), Hongdian Black Forest Black Fude, Karas Kustoms fitted with a FPnibs triple-channeled ebonite feed and Bock super flex nib. All these inks in this series have a poem imprinted on the bottle. This one is by Su Shi. Su Shi — Ruanlanggui · Early Summer Green locust trees, tall willows— the cicadas’ song muffled; the qin strings quiver beneath the caress of the summer breeze. Incense smoke clouds the silk screen; I am startled from my summer slumber by the click of game pieces. A fine rain passes; lotus leaves bow; pomegranate blossoms on fire. Delicate hands play with clear water in a jade basin; droplets scatter like broken pearls, then round themselves aga...