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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.
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).
Our "Four Seasons" Maki‑e collection was selected from those hundreds of pictures by Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and the Maki‑e artist who created these pieces is Mr. Masanori Omote, a master from Ishikawa prefecture.
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. The origin of the term maki-e is a compound ...
25 lip 2023 · It is also frequently combined with other artforms, such as wood carving, “raden” seashell inlaying, and “maki-e,” which is the art of applying metal powder to lacquer-drawn patterns. How Is Japanese Lacquerware Made?
18 gru 2020 · "Maki-e" is a technique of drawing a pattern with lacquer on the surface of a vessel using a fine brush, and then sprinkling gold powder from above before the lacquer hardens to decorate it. It is a technique that requires the craftsmen’s skill.
11 maj 2022 · Introduction to Maki-e. Written by Andrew Chorley on 11 May 2022. Over a thousand years of history and celebrated worldwide, Maki-e is perhaps one of the best-known styles of lacquering in the world. Please read on to discover my fascination with this age-old technique.
