Year of the Snake – The Qing Pen

Onoto

£588

The 29th January 2025 marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake. To celebrate the occasion, we introduce you to Qing. Qing comes in highly polished green acrylic with serpent-scale engraving to the cap and barrel and complemented by sterling silver fittings. The cap is adorned with an ornate sterling silver plated snake, wrapped around the cap (friction fitted). The cap band features three amuletic symbols from China: Fu (福 – representing luckiness), Shou (寿 – representing longevity) and Lu (禄 – representing prosperity or wealth). Each symbol is expressed in two artistic styles and deep eng

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Registered at Companies House as THE ONOTO PEN COMPANY LIMITED, number 03744683. Checked 2026-08-29.
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