Pilot Mirasaki Shikibu
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- Colour: Purple which warms up when water is added.
- Special Attributes:
- Shade: A bit.
- Sheen: A bit of gold sheen.
- Shimmer: No.
- Watercolour Usage: Water makes it so much more beautiful! For use with writing it could even get a bit boring, but you add some water a voila!
- Harkens to Mind: Amethyst, the berries on the plant it’s named for (which is, in turn, named after the author of the Tale of Genji.)
- Similar to: Cosmic Swirl by Robert Oster is sort of close.
- Expense: $26/50ml as of 2024.
- Example: Nobu Matsudaira.
Writing Sample
Verdict
It is a beautiful purple, though Kobe 57 and Vinta Maskara are my reigning champions of purple.
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