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Azonx Artist Ink - Katsuhika Kokusai
Azonx Paris is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Warm tones (oranges, yellows, ambers) show strong contrast between light and dark areas of each stroke, which is part of why they're popular with broader nibs. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Azonx Paris
Azonx Paris is a glass pen and ink brand presented by Sekisei Co., Ltd., a Japanese stationery manufacturer founded in 1932. The brand offers decorative glass dip pens in many colors and glitter finishes alongside bottled inks, including an "Artist Ink" collection with painter-inspired shades such as Gauguin Red.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.