{"product_id":"kitaboshi-urushi-lead-holder","title":"Urushi Lead Holder","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis elegant lead holder is made from incense cedar, the California-grown wood that's used in virtually all premium pencils. Kitaboshi Pencil Co. in Tokyo has plenty of experience making incense cedar into pencils, and this playful design repurposes those same cedar hexagons into housings for 2 mm mechanical pencils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut regular pencils are simply dipped in paint, while these lead holders are hollowed out, given sturdy mechanical innards (yes, pencil enthusiasts, the clutch is made from brass), and capped with metal fittings at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final detail is the \u003cem\u003eurushi\u003c\/em\u003e finish, a traditional element of Japanese decorative art that consists of repeated, thin coats of lacquer applied by a skilled craftsperson. The natural lacquer comes from the sap of the East Asian lacquer tree, which has grown in Japan for millennia and has been used to make lacquerware since 7000 BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAbout Kitaboshi Pencil Co., Ltd.:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManufacturing pencils in Tokyo since 1951, Kitaboshi is a fifth-generation company that celebrates the \"charm and potential\" of traditional wood-cased pencils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKitaboshi traces its roots to an early 20th century lumber processing company, which was the first supplier of domestically manufactured pencil slats. The family turned to manufacturing finished pencils during the midcentury boom in Japanese pencil production, and Kitaboshi Pencil has been making high-quality pencils ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"all: initial;\" class=\"notranslate\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"notranslate\" style=\"all: initial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kitaboshi Pencil Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43108556210434,"sku":"4972572200200","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/urushi-lead-holder-pow.jpg?v=1722176110","url":"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/en-au\/products\/kitaboshi-urushi-lead-holder","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}