My First Attempt in Making a Chinese Italic Fountain Pen

Dear Pen Lovers,

When Yi Cheng Trading first started selling pens in 2001, there is basically two types of nib existing in the Chinese Fountain Pen Market – The first is the common fine to medium nib and the second, a special Chinese Calligraphy flip up nib. No Chinese Pen manufacturers ever attempt to create an italic nib. The reason is simple – Chinese Character writing has no need for it and the demand for such nib in the Chinese and World market do not warrant such production.

It has been 5 years since our customers asked us for italic nib on a Chinese pen. No one do it so we at Yi Cheng Trading think we should be a pioneer in such task – after all we wouldn’t ourselves Oriental Pen Specialist for no reason.

Let us introduce the first Chinese Italic nib Fountain Pen Prototype. Having an arrow clip and a jet black resin barrel, this pen measures 13.7cm in length and 1.1cm in thickness, the stainless italic nib has a constant ink supply from a suction rubber pump. The nib is specially made under my instruction to ensure a flexible writing comfort.

This prototype is made in a few pieces and only I have access to them. I am hoping to introduce Italic Writing to more Chinese and keep the spirit of writing alive.

To see this pen click here:

http://www.yichengtrading.com/catalog/item/4296103/4236422.htm

Hope everyone can give me some encouragement so I can work harder

Thank you

Alan Koo
Your Oriental Pen Specialist
www.yichengtrading.com