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Maki-e (蒔絵, literally: sprinkled picture (or design)) is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware.
Maki-e (蒔絵), which translates literally into “sprinkled pictures”, is a Japanese lacquerware technique that weaves together lacquer patterns and shimmering powders of precious metals. Born around 1200 years ago during the Heian period (794-1187), it is achieved by painting intricate lacquer designs onto a surface and sprinkling these ...
蒔絵 maki-e) – obraz prószony, tradycyjna japońska sztuka dekorowania przedmiotów użytkowych, polegająca na prószeniu opiłków szlachetnego metalu (złoto, srebro) na przedmioty pokryte wilgotną laką (漆) i tworzenie przez to motywów dekoracyjnych.
Taishō and Shōwa period makie lacquer artsts. Akatsuka Jitoku (1871–1936) was a central figure in lacquerwork circles in Japan from the Taishō period (1912–1926). He was active in exhibiting...
Maki-e (literally: sprinkled picture) is Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold or silver powder as a decoration using a makizutsu or a kebo brush. The technique was developed mainly in the Heian Period (794–1185) and blossomed in the Edo Period (1603–1868).
maki-e, (Japanese: “sprinkled picture”), lacquer ware on which the design is made by sprinkling or spraying wet lacquer with metallic powder, usually gold or silver, from a dusting tube, sprinkler canister (makizutsu), or hair-tipped paint brush (kebo).
Title: Inrō in the Shape of Mount Fuji with a Crossing Ferry and Procession. Artist: Maki-e by Kajikawa (Japanese, 1652–1724) Artist: After Hanabusa Itchō (Japanese, 1652–1724) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: late 18th–early 19th century. Culture: Japan.
