SAILOR Pro Gear Slim SHIKOKU BONSAI Fountain Pen 14K B Nib Transparent Green For Sale

A Pen Shaped Like Patience — SAILOR Pro Gear Slim SHIKOKU BONSAI

Sailor\'s story in fountain pens goes back to 1911, and it\'s a story built on quiet firsts: in 1969, Sailor became the first pen maker in the world to produce a 21K gold nib, and by 1981 the original \"1911\" model — the cigar-shaped body that gave the Professional Gear line its silhouette — had become the brand\'s best-selling pen for over three decades. The Pro Gear Slim takes that same lineage and refines it: a touch smaller in every dimension, fitted with a 14K rhodium-plated gold nib instead of the flagship 21K, making it the most internationally beloved Sailor model — compact, wearable daily, and the platform Sailor chooses most often for its boldest limited-edition colorways.

This particular pen belongs to Sailor\'s SHIKOKU COLORS series — a set of Pro Gear Slims each built around a craft or landscape native to one of Shikoku\'s four prefectures. The BONSAI edition draws its name and color from Kagawa Prefecture, home to Kinashi and Kokubunji in Takamatsu — the area that alone produces the overwhelming majority of Japan\'s cultivated pine bonsai. Picture a bonsai grower there, working a pine that\'s been trained for decades, one deliberate cut at a time, patiently shaping something small into something with real presence. Hold this pen, and you can almost feel that same quiet spirit of the craftsman in your hand — a discipline passed down through generations, poured into something small enough to fit in a pocket. The transparent green resin carries that same deep, still green — a demonstrator body that lets you watch the ink itself, the way a bonsai lets you watch the tree\'s structure through years of restraint.

What You\'re Actually Getting:

• Model: Sailor Professional Gear Slim, SHIKOKU COLORS series — \"BONSAI\"
• Body: Transparent Green demonstrator resin, screw cap
• Nib: 14K gold, rhodium-plated, B (Broad) size
• Filling system: Cartridge/converter
• Dimensions: approx. φ17 × 124mm (capped)
• Made in Japan by Sailor

Sailor\'s regional and seasonal limited editions sell out fast and are never reissued once discontinued — the SHIKOKU COLORS line is no exception. Combined with a 14K nib that\'s hand-tuned by a single craftsman in Sailor\'s Hiroshima workshop, every stroke this pen makes carries a trace of that same artisan spirit — not just a colorway, but a piece of a series that Japanese and international collectors alike track down specifically because it won\'t come back.

Condition:
Brand new / never used. Comes with the original box. No ink has ever been used in this pen. Please note: converter is not included — cartridge/converter compatible, but this listing includes the pen and box only.