{"id":8290,"date":"2022-10-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=8290"},"modified":"2022-10-03T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T23:00:07","slug":"pen-porn-kurikara-ken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-porn-kurikara-ken\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen Porn: Platinum Izumo Kurikara-Ken"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for pen envy or impulse purchases resulting from viewing this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per usual, you can click on the images to view them larger. I do my best to provide you with high-quality pen porn. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven’t created a pen porn post on a non-new pen in quite a while. So, today I present to you my glorious Platinum Izumo Kurikara-ken. It depicts a scene of the epic battle between Fudo Myo-o \u2014 whose name means the immovable or unshakable one \u2014 one of the Five Great Wisdom Kings of Japanese Buddhism, and a threatening dark demon. As the struggle progresses, Fudo Myo-o transforms himself into Kurikara, his own sword, in order to do battle with the demon. When the demon also transforms into a sword, Fudo Myo-o then transforms into a dragon to swallow and destroy him. It is this conclusion that the pen shows.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I don’t have much to say about this pen, other than it’s absolutely phenomenal. The nib is fabulous. The shape is comfortable to hold. And there’s a dragon. It’s virtually perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thank you for reading until the end. Do you own a Kurikara-Ken or any of the Platinum Izumo-shaped pens? Do you want one? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure to subscribe to my blog<\/a> or follow me on Instagram<\/a> so you don’t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Platinum Izumo Kurikara-Ken is one of my favorite pens. The work on it is glorious, and I had to share it. Enjoy the pen porn!<\/p>\n

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