De Atramentis Document Ink Dark Red Retractable Nib is made in Japan and

is made in Japan and is a lovely medium purple with some medium shading and a tiny bit of gold sheen on Tomoe River paper

balanced weight and feels just right

It has a dry flow and dries in 40 seconds in a medium nib on Rhodia paper

Louise Aston

3 Oysters ink is made in Korea

De Atramentis Document Ink Dark Red Retractable Nib is made in Japan andDe Atramentis Document Dark Red from the Document collection is a deep red ink with high water resistance. It dries in 40 seconds in a medium nib on Rhodia and has a wet flow. De Atramentis ink is made in Germany. Document inks are permanent and waterproof. These have a wet flow. Very little shading. This ink is made by hand in small batches, therefore there could be some color variation between bottles of ink. Brand De Atramentis Ink Name Document