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Dunhill, Namiki Maki-e lacquer fountain pen, circa 1930, the lacquered cap and barrel with black hira-maki-e background, the cap with a crescent moon and foliage, the barrel with a taka maki-e cuckoo in flight with raden abalone shell eye, with a gold laquer signature with a red kakihan after it, believed to read 'Shotensai Mitsunaka', lever filling system, original Namiki nib The lacquer work refers to a well known haiku from the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, written in the 11th century. The haiku includes a section where the call of the cuckoo on a chilly autumn night reminds the deserted Princess of the love of her distant (and unfaithful) Prince Genji. Condition report disclaimer