Ostrich Cinereous Phoenix / 青鸾 — Ink Review #252
Ostrich Cinereous Phoenix Ink Review # 252 Originally posted on FPN: Jun 24, 2026 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Cinerous Phoenix / 青 鸾 — Qīngluán Series: 24 Solar Terms Brand: Ostrich Country: China Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco (EF/F/M/B/BB, stub 1.1, 1.9), Hongdian Long Knife, Blade, fude and Karas Kustom fitted with an FPnibs Ultra-flex nib and very wet ebonite feed. After the poem by Li Bai, Fènghuáng Qǔ — “Phoenix Song”: Nongyu, daughter of Qin, plays the jade flute, singing amid heaven’s spring. The phoenix does not depart alone; the lovers rise hand in hand. Their shadows vanish; colored clouds break apart, and the lingering flute-song drifts over western Qin. This is a watery medium grey ink, with below-average lubrication. I went a bit overboard with this ink and tested it with 12 different nibs, from Japanese EF to stub, three different Chinese nibs (Long Knife, Blad...