Elegant Nib ◆ Spoon Pen ◆ -- 20 Pieces --- ◆ Free Shipping Engraved, Elegant SPAR 10K MADE IN JAPAN 20 pieces, unused, and free shipping. Elegant Pen was the former company name of the current Tachikawa. It's from the former company name of the current two major brands, Tachikawa. Spoon Pen is a dip pen nib, popular for penmanship/manga. It's an orthodox nib for penmanship. It's popular among penmanship enthusiasts. Many teachers use it for penmanship to write ◆ kanji ◆ from kaisho (block script) to gyosho (semi-cursive script) and kana. The nib opens smoothly, making it easy to create thick and thin lines in penmanship works, with less resistance on the paper. I think it's an easy-to-handle nib for beginners. It's a popular nib that's also included in the top 4 recommended rankings for dip pens for penmanship. It is no longer manufactured and is considered a valuable nib. In penmanship, it's difficult to create strong and weak strokes, and lines with variations like a brush pen cannot be achieved, but spoon pens (kabura pens) etc. The nib opens and closes smoothly, making it relatively easy to create strong and weak strokes. Also, depending on the angle of the pen, you can create more strong and weak strokes, and thick and thin lines. It is a recommended nib for both beginners and veterans. Currently, the Japanese nib brands on the market are Tachikawa, Nikko, and Zebra. The Nikko brand was taken over by Tachikawa, so there are only two manufacturers: Tachikawa and Zebra. It seems that teachers from the Japan Penmanship Study Group used them in the past. There is also a story that the older ones are better in performance. The number of dip pens manufactured around 1985 during the period of rapid economic growth was 1 million gross (1 gross is 144 pieces), which was an astronomical number. The nibs are made by craftsmen using machines, but it seems that they still use the machines from that time. I've heard that there are fewer craftsmen like in the old days, and the skills of the old craftsmen were higher. Also, chrome-colored nibs have less deterioration and still have the same performance as they did back then. I also enjoy penmanship and change nibs depending on what I write. The Elegant Pen nib is also one of my favorite nibs.