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Season 8 - 金枝瑞香 (Jīnzhī ruìxiāng)
Yun Jingtang is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
Paper & pairing
Warm tones (oranges, yellows, ambers) show strong contrast between light and dark areas of each stroke, which is part of why they're popular with broader nibs. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Yun Jingtang
Yun Jingtang is a Chinese fountain pen ink studio offering shimmer and pigment-based inks alongside limited editions and themed collections such as its 12 Seasons series. Its inks are sold mainly through Chinese and Southeast Asian channels including Taobao and Shopee, as well as specialty fountain pen retailers.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.