TACCIA Empress Maki-e Fountain Pen - Serpent (Limited Edition)
Introducing another highly coveted release from TACCIA. Symbolizing good fortune and prosperity, the Empress Serpent LE is a truly unique piece. Rankaku, Raden, and Nashiji gold dust techniques are combined with Togidashi-Taka Maki-e to create truly extraordinary pieces of art.
TACCIA’s Empress Serpent Maki-e LE fountain pen is limited to only 18 pens worldwide and is equipped with a magnificent two-tone 18K gold nib.
The pen fills with either a proprietary Sailor converter or Sailor ink cartridges; both are included.
Please note we are unable to accept a return of this pen for any reason once it has been used with ink. Please thoroughly inspect and dry test the pen before use.
- Condition
- New
- Brand
- TACCIA
- Type
- Fountain Pens
- Color
- Black
- Demonstrator
Whether or not the barrel of the pen is translucent, allowing you to see the ink and filling mechanism inside.
- No
- Body Material
- Ebonite, Urushi lacquer
- Cap Rotations
For pens with a screw-cap closure, how many rotations it takes to uncap/recap the pen.
- 3.5
- Cap Type
How the cap is opened/closed from the barrel of the pen. Some common options include Snap-Cap, Screw-Cap, Magnetic Cap, or Capless (no cap).
- Screw-cap
- Compatible inks & refills
Which ink this pen will accept. Choices include bottled ink and various styles of pre-filled ink cartridges.
- Bottled ink, Proprietary Sailor ink cartridges
- Filling Mechanism
How the pen fills with ink. Click here to watch our video tutorial on common filling mechanisms.
- Cartridge, Converter
- Grip Material
- Ebonite
- Nib Size
- Medium
- Nib Color
- Two-Tone
- Nib Material
- 18k Gold
- Postable
Whether or not the cap fits securely onto the back of the barrel when open.
- No
- Retractable
Whether or not the nib/tip can retract into the body of the pen (usually for click or twist-open style pens).
- No
- Diameter - Body
- 17.1mm (0.67in)
- Diameter - Cap (without clip)
- 18.7mm (0.74in)
- Diameter - Cap (with clip)
- 21.6mm (0.85in)
- Diameter - Grip (mm)
Measured from the place most people choose to rest their fingers, which varies with each pen.
- 13.9mm
- Length - Body
The measurement from the back end of the barrel to the tip of the nib.
- 134.7mm (5.30in)
- Length - Cap
- 69.6mm (2.74in)
- Length - Nib
The measured length of the visible portion of the nib when it is installed in the pen, from grip to tip.
- 25.7mm (1.01in)
- Length - Overall (Closed)
- 157.1mm (6.19in)
- Weight - Body
If a converter is included with the pen, this weight is reflected in the total.
- 18g (0.63oz)
- Weight - Cap
- 12g (0.42oz)
- Weight - Overall (g)
- 30.0g
- Max Ink Capacity - Cartridge
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a cartridge.
- 1.44ml
- Max Ink Capacity - Converter
The maximum volume of ink that can fit in the pen when using a converter.
- 0.93ml
