You’re right—bears have had a weirdly big presence this year. At this rate, it feels like every year is going to be the Year of the Bear,😅

Thank you. A guitar with urushi maki-e is definitely one of the instruments I would love to work on someday. I am still actively looking for opportunities and clients to make good use of the abalone shells.

Our workshop actually made one special shunga-themed fountain pen two years ago, at the request of a client. I don’t think it would ever reach this kind of value, though… Still, I’d love to create another one someday as a quiet “secret” project.

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Thank you for letting me know. I had no idea a shunga-themed fountain pen like this already existed!

Thank you for letting me know😊

Thank you for letting me know. I’ll look into Shawn san and his work!

The potential customers for a pen like this are almost all overseas. I probably cannot raise enough money through Japanese crowdfunding platforms, and overseas product-focused platforms such as Kickstarter do not allow creators to register from Japan. I am currently searching for a way forward🤔

ありがとうございます！直接メッセージいただきますと幸いです。

ご心配ありがとうございます。こちらは大丈夫ですが沿岸部の津波がどうなるか心配です。

Thank you for letting me know! It was my first time listening to KAYO’s version, and it’s wonderful too.