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Across the cap and barrel, a fragmented dragon motif is adapted from the drawing Lee made while filming Enter the Dragon. Its broken composition recalls the climactic mirrored-room sequence, in which illusion is shattered to reveal the truth. Acknowledging Lee’ s meticulous work as a director and actor, the matte gold-coated cone carries a pattern reminiscent of a film camera adjustment ring.
In honour of his virtuoso combat skills, the goldcoated clip is modelled on a stick of a nunchaku, while the cap ring is reminiscent of a bamboo cane, the quintessence of flexibility according to Lee’ s wise advice. The Montblanc emblem is crafted in shimmering motherof-pearl and detailed with the Chinese character for“ little dragon”. Handcrafted from solid Au 750 gold, the nib is engraved with yin and yang, the guiding principle at the core of Lee’ s thinking.
Montblanc Great Characters Homage To Bruce Lee Limited Edition 93 With a limitation number of just 93 pieces, the Montblanc Great Characters Homage To Bruce Lee Limited Edition 93 is dedicated to Bruce Lee the martial artist. The cap and barrel are decorated entirely by hand in traditional maki-e and urushi lacquer, translating the swirling movement of a reactiontraining shield used by Lee into a richly layered composition. The highly complex creative process involves repeated applications of alternating lacquer with coloured powder onto the still-wet lacquer beneath, followed by smoothing, sanding and polishing. The demanding technique gives each writing instrument the individual touch of a maki-e master.
The red lacquered cone bears the name stamp of the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, founded by Lee in Seattle as he began to move beyond rigid traditional systems towards the adaptable principles that would eventually become Jeet Kune Do. Its solid Au 750 gold, black PVDcoated ring recalls the canvas of a punching bag used in training, while a cedar wood inlay references the white cedar columns of the University of Washington, where Lee studied philosophy. The goldcoated clip takes the form of a nunchaku stick and the solid Au 750 gold cap ring resembles bamboo. On the cap top, the Chinese character for“ little dragon” is rendered in maki-e technique on the Montblanc emblem. The handcrafted solid Au 750 gold nib bears Lee’ s own Jeet Kune Do symbol: yin and yang encircled by arrows, representing the constant interplay of opposing forces.
Montblanc Great Characters Homage To Bruce Lee Limited Edition 8 A final expression of the collection, the Montblanc Great Characters Homage To Bruce Lee Limited Edition 8 honours Bruce Lee as the artist of life, a figure whose physical discipline, philosophical depth and creative independence formed an indivisible whole. The dragon based on Lee’ s own sketch winds around the solid Au 750 signature gold cap and barrel. Its scales are meticulously inlaid by hand with
LE 93 & LE 1940