Sailor Manyo Ink Bottle (Yamabuki - 50 ML) 13-2009-208

Sailor Manyo Ink Bottle (Yamabuki - 50 ML) 13-2009-208

• The Manyo ink collection draws its thematic identity from Many?sh?, a venerable anthology of Japanese poetry. Sailor chooses plant, flower, and natural motifs from those poems and expresses them in ink form—linking language, nature, and color in one poetic continuum.

• Yamabuki refers to the Japanese rose (or “kerria japonica”) and is traditionally associated with bright golden-yellow to saffron tones. This ink is meant to capture that flower’s vivid, sunny brilliance, evoking warmth, light, and floral radiance.

• In Sailor’s listing of Manyo inks, Yamabuki is part of the First Edition set (launched around late 2019) of Manyo bottled inks.

Physical & Packaging Specifications

• Bottle size & format: A 50?mL square glass bottle (the standard Manyo 50?mL form)

• Bottle opening / usable diameter: Approximately 20.6?mm

• Fast Drying: No — it is not classified as fast-drying

• Shimmer / Glitter: None (this ink has no metallic glitter particles)

• Fluorescent: No

• Pigmented / Particulate: No (it is a pure dye-based ink)

• Water resistance: None — the color is not water-resistant

• Weight / packaging: The Manyo standard spec lists total (ink + bottle) weight ~?203?g, and the outer packaging is a paperboard box ~?55 × 47 × 76?mm.

Color & Optical Behavior

• Base / Dominant Hue: Yamabuki leans toward a golden yellow / saffron orange—a yellow with a soft warmth and tint of floral character. In descriptions it is often simply labeled as “Yellow (Yamabuki)” with an orange cast.

• Nuance / Shading: It is noted to have “beautiful nuances and interesting shading,” shifting between brighter yellow and deeper orange tones depending on ink load.

• Legibility: Unlike many pure yellows, Yamabuki is often praised for being more readable than many yellow inks, owing to its tint of warmth / orange that gives contrast. 

• Tone Behavior Under Variation:
   • In lighter strokes or thin layers, the color appears more yellow
   • In heavier, saturated strokes or pools, the orange hue emerges more strongly
   • Because the shade is not extreme, the variation is smooth and welcoming rather than too stark

Performance & Usage Notes

• Flow / Feel: Described in listings as “smooth-flowing” and safe for use in all fountain pens.

• Start / Reliability: No major recurring reports of skipping, hard starts, or reliability issues specific to Yamabuki

• Feathering / Bleed / Show-through: On good quality, fountain-pen-friendly papers, performance is controlled. On more absorbent or lower-quality paper, the bright tones may lose crispness, and more ink may lead to slight show-through.

• Cleaning / Maintenance: Being dye-based and devoid of particulate matter, Yamabuki should flush cleanly from pens, converters, and feeds without undue residue.

• Long-term Stability / Fading: Some users of Manyo inks express caution about lightfastness. One commentator noted that Manyo inks (including those like Yamabuki) may fade faster than expected when left exposed or stored in notebooks for long periods.