The Maki-e Phoenix utilizes the oversized M1000 chassis, made in Germany, and decorated in Japan. The Pelikan Maki-e Phoenix fountain pen is limited to 123 pieces worldwide. The Maki-e M1000 Phoenix will come packaged within a traditional gift box made of paulownia wood. It will comes with Pelikan’s standard 18K two-toned gold nib. The pen features the usual trappings of an M1000 which includes a beak clip, two cap bands, two trim rings at the piston knob, and a single trim ring at the section, all plated in 24-karat gold. The cap top again features Pelikan’s single chick logo superimposed upon a background styled to match the barrel and cap. The M1000 sports a dark green ink view window positioned just behind the section. Each pen is individually numbered and includes the artist’s signature, painted by hand. Phoenix is a legendary spiritual bird in Chinese mythology, appearing in myths, ornaments, works of art, and architecture in East Asia. It is often depicted as a symbol of virtue, wisdom, beauty, and goodness. Phoenix also has the meaning of harmony, peace, femininity, beauty, prosperity, expansion, ascent and success. According to Chinese legends, phoenix represents the entire universe. The phoenix‘s head represents the sky, the eyes are the sun, the back is the moon, the legs are the earth, and the tail is a planet.