Sierra Ballpoint Chiyogami paper pens

Add a touch of elegance to your writing with Sierra Ballpoint Chiyogami paper pens. Designed for daily use, these are high-quality pens.

• Platinum plated long lasting kits
• High quality German Schmidt refills

Originally produced as woodblock prints by papermakers during the farming season of the Edo period (1603-1867), Chiyogami was developed for decorative use in homes and interiors. Based on the bright kimono textiles of wealthy, fashionable ladies in larger cities that papermakers from the countryside admired. Textiles from Kyoto were especially inspiring as the area known as Yuzen had become famous for its sophistication in cloth dyeing techniques. Today’s Chiyogami is a widely popular decorative paper that is hand-printed by silkscreen in several small studios around Kyoto, Japan.

Chiyogami was meant to be cut into pieces and made into flat paper dolls or pasted on tea tins or small paper boxes. Today the scale of the patterns is reminiscent of these early uses. Many of the traditional symbols depicted in the patterns refer back to seasonal motifs and auspicious occasions, when fancy kimonos would be worn: bamboo for flexibility; cranes for longevity; cherry blossoms for the fleeting nature of life; pine boughs for perseverance — these are just a few of the hundreds of traditional symbols printed in endless colours and captivating combinations.

Now you have these captivating designs in exquisite style in this everyday use ball point pen.