Chinkin is another example of carved art. It begins like most urushi work with building layers upon layers until a clear base is established. Once the base is established a design is painted on the surface which is then carved away using a variety of chisels and knives. Next the carvings are filled with finely ground powders of different colors and a final clear urushi coating applied.
The artist is from Wajima City, an area famous for its durable and functional lacquerware. The brand is Danitrio and the size is currently the smallest fountain pen Danitrio offers but still slightly larger than a Montblanc 149. It is cartridge/converter filled and uses the standard international format.
We can move closer to get a look at the detail work.
The main hiragana on the cap is the title, "山の鳥” or "Yama no Tori" - which means mountain bird, or bird of the mountain.
On both the body and the cap we can see sparrows in flight over flowers.
As we look even closer we can see the individual strokes carved into the surface as well as the different colored powders used.
Finally,
on this page you can see some of the other Chinkin work by the artist.