Sailor Manyo Yamabuki Ink Sample

2ml sample of Sailor Manyo Yamabuki yellow fountain pen ink, in a labeled plastic vial.About the Sailor Manyo collection:Flowers have always been a popular poetic subject dating back to ancient Japanese history. This is the theme for Sailors Manyo bottled ink series. Based on popular flowers frequently mentioned in Japanese Manyoshu an anthology of compiled ancient poems Sailor has chosen eight dye-based ink colors to best represent this vibrant palette range.Manyosyu Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves is the oldest (c.759) and most revered anthology of Japans poetic compilations. Over a period of four centuries, 4,516 poems were written by every class of person ranging from Emperors to merchants and farmers. Manyo is an abbreviation of Manyosyu and its meaning indicates people of all ranks.Manyosyu is often regarded in Japan as a true expression of the Japanese spirit. The themes of the poems relate to love, elegies, nature, the seasons, and so on. Flowers are especially relevant in Japanese culture and about 1,500 of the poems in Manyosyu cover some 160 species of plants and 50 different flowers.