Platinum is forever, and we put it in writing.

To Platinum Pen, this is not just a slogan, it has been their way of doing business since 1919. In fact, Platinum Pen believes in these standards so much that they stand behind their product in writing. Innovators of Maki-e, the Japanese fine art of handmade fountain pens, Platinum is respected worldwide by collectors and dealers for maintaining its high standard of quality and workmanship.

The first maki-e master artist to come up with the idea of painting onto a fountain pen was Kurato Terui, who passed away July 1999. Katsuhiko Terui continues in the tradtion of his late father. Mr. Terui is a senior professor of Maki-e art.

Every Maki-e artist is considered a national treasure and is licensed and accredited by the Japanese Government. The two top Maki-e artists in Japan are: Katsuhiko Terui, professor of the craft and Hideaki Sone, first class lacquer ware artist. Both reside in Aizu, Japan (300 miles north of Tokyo) in the Fukushima-ken province. Platinum pen commissions both for all maki-e fountain pen art work.