The third  release of the Asia Limited Edition was the White Tiger (2000), based on the Chinese White Tiger motif. 888 pieces went into production.
 
The White Tiger originated from the ancient Chinese worship of the stars. The White Tiger originally symbolized the seven western constellations of the twenty-eight constellations. It is the Shaoyin (少陰) in the Four Symbols and the metal (金) in the Five Elements. It is the deity of the west and autumn. The White Tiger is the god of war who controls weapons. It has many powers, such as warding off evil, averting disasters, praying for a good harvest, punishing evil and promoting good, making money and getting married. For a more detailed explanation, please see the attached pamphlet (Fig.5).

The barrel is made of solid 24 carat gold-plated 925 sterling silver. The tiger's technical drawing for the engraving of the barrel overlay was made by Pelikan Malaysia on the basis of the existing motifs (Pelikan Schreibgeräte). The design of the White Tiger, while stunning in its own right, may seem a little simplistic compared to that of the Golden Dynasty and Golden Phoenix (of course, this is subjective on my part). Interestingly, a Japanese pen enthusiast and fountain pen master examined several White Tigers and reported how much of the engraving on the White Tiger was machine-engraved and how much was hand-engraved. He concluded that their engravings were almost identical and that 100% of the White Tigers were machine-engraved. He also reported that the Xuan Wu and Kirin that follow the White Tiger also have no hand-engraved parts. On the other hand, he reported that the preceding Golden Dynasty and Golden Phoenix clearly have hand-engraved parts. All Asia Limited Editions sell at a premium, but the Golden Dynasty and Golden Phoenix are most popular and extremely overpriced on the used market. He speculates that one of the reasons is that they have more intricate designs and hand-engraved parts (万年筆評価の部屋). Whether you believe this story or not, I recommend that owners of these series take a closer look at how the designs are engraved.

The caps and sections are made of white resin, as befits a white tiger. However, the color is not plain white, but rather a pearly white, and when the light shines on it, you can see it shimmer from different angles. You can see that the appearance is very different compared to other white colors (Fig.3-4). This pearly white gives the white tiger a graceful and luxurious appearance.

Starting with the White Tiger, the cap ring is now stamped “Ag 925” (Fig.2). The parts made of sterling silver are the barrel, two cap rings, and two turning knob rings.
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Incidentally, unlike the Golden Dynasty and Golden Phoenix, the White Tiger came in an outer gray box made of paper and cloth(?) (as I recall) that was much larger than the inner box. At that time, I was not in the habit of keeping all the accessories of my pens, so I threw away the outer box because it was too bulky (now I regret it). The inner box also used to be black wood, but it has been replaced by gray paper and cloth. See here for the outer box. Unlike in the past series, the inner box has a motif of the White Tiger (either as a deity or as a constellation) on the top.​