{"product_id":"scribo-la-dotta-bamboo-le-maki-e-fountain-pen","title":"SCRIBO  LA DOTTA Bamboo LE Maki E Fountain Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBAMBOO Limited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a moment, in the quietest months of the year, when nature seems to hold its breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is in this suspended interval that, according to Japanese tradition, the \u003cem\u003eshōchiku-bai, known as \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePine, Bamboo and Plum \u003c\/strong\u003etake place representing the \u003cstrong\u003eThree Winter Friends.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants that withstand the cold without yielding, symbols for centuries of moral strength, perseverance and a wish of good fortune for the year to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eLA DOTTA Bamboo\u003c\/strong\u003e SCRIBO opens a trilogy that will accompany three years of artisanal work: a journey in which material, gesture and meaning intertwine to shape a more mindful way of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG Images --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"la-dotta-bamboo-eng\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0001.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 001\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0002.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 002\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0003.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 003\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0004.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 004\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0005.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 005\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0006.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 006\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0007.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 007\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0008.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 008\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0009.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 009\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0010.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 010\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0011.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 011\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0012.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 012\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0013.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 013\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0014.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 014\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0015.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 015\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/7177\/files\/LA_DOTTA_Bamboo_ENG_page-0016.jpg?v=1765463328\" alt=\"LA DOTTA Bamboo ENG 016\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLA DOTTA Bamboo Limited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e inaugurates this journey with the purity of an ancient symbol, one associated with the ability to bend without breaking, to remain steady even as the wind shifts and to look toward the future with renewed hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Japanese culture, bamboo is a silent teaching: an invitation to resilience, to inner integrity, to balance in times of transformation. Its essential elegance becomes a visual narrative, matter turning into meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe creation is entrusted to \u003cstrong\u003eUrushi master Takeshi Matsuyama\u003c\/strong\u003e, a guardian of a natural lacquer that demands slowness, precision and an absolute dedication to the art of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface reveals the material texture of the \u003cem\u003eIshime\u003c\/em\u003e finish, inspired by the hardness of winter earth, while the \u003cem\u003eMaki-e\u003c\/em\u003e decoration, crafted with gold and silver powders, draws the bamboo motif on the pen’s body like a natural ideogram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nib, too, carries its own tribute: a dedicated engraving, discreet and precious, conceived as an intimate detail visible only to the one who writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece belongs to a limited edition of 68 samples, and each progressive numbering is pantograph-engraved on the ring of the filling system, together with the name “Bamboo Limited Edition”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe signatures of the artist and of SCRIBO, the latter engraved in katakana in a delicate dialogue between Italian identity and Japanese culture, appear on the cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ritual continues in the packaging: a handmade wooden box closed with a cord in a pure Japanese style, conceived with an essential aesthetic in which nothing is superfluous. The fountain pen is wrapped in a pen pouch made from kimono fabric, a gesture of protection and good fortune that evokes the slow, reverent rhythms of tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLA DOTTA Bamboo\u003c\/strong\u003e becomes an invitation to begin the New Year with clarity, tenacity and inner momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the opening of a trilogy that already hints at its next two editions: Pine and Plum, emblems of timeless and ever-shifting virtues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Japanese proverb –\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTAKESHI MATSUYAMA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist who created the numbered Bamboo edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakeshi Matsuyama was born in Yamanaka and, since childhood, had the opportunity to observe his father at work, crafting artworks using the \u003cem\u003emaki-e\u003c\/em\u003elacquer technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese experiences deeply shaped him both as a person and as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work arises from the awareness of the need to preserve traditional \u003cem\u003emaki-e\u003c\/em\u003e techniques in today’s globally competitive environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Creating objects that have been regarded as works of art for centuries means preserving an inheritance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is a responsibility that invites us to maintain both technical integrity and the spirit of those who came before us.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Takeshi Matsuyama – \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsuyama-san considers both his identity and his craft as bridges to traditional Japanese culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastery of technique is, for him, the fundamental prerequisite for any artist: only when technical skill is fully evident, the artist’s personality can emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe creates artworks designed to be perceived through all five senses, distancing observers from the mass-produced objects that dull awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo pursue his artistic vision, Matsuyama-san draws from both traditional Japanese style and new international design, applying Japanese techniques to give life to each creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis inspiration comes above all from nature: the white of winter and the varied colours of flowers and plants in the other seasons. 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