Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago

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A review of the golden orange/yellow PenBBS 388 ink named for the city of Guangzhou, China.

I purchased this ink last year from Vanness (no affiliation), and they do still have 4oz samples as of the video's posting date.

Pens featured:
PenBBS 546 Year of the Tiger (2022): youtu.be/YPXhvNsv2d0
Glass dip pen: amzn.to/41uIWWE

Timestamps:
Intro/Guangzhou: 0:11
Performance on multiple papers: 1:15
Ink Swatch: 3:20
Drying Times: 4:07
Water Fastness: 4:40
Chromatography: 5:37
Pros & Cons: 6:06
Quote of the Day: 7:10

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