Maki-e

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 word of maki meaning "sprinkling" and e meaning "picture" or "design". The term can also be used to refer to lacquerware made with this decorative technique. The term first appeared in the Heian period. This technique is the most used technique in Japanese lacquer decoration. The is often combined with other techniques such as in which a nacreous layer of mollusk shell lining is embedded or pasted in lacquer, in which metal or ivory is embedded in lacquer, and in which gold leaf or gold powder is embedded in a hollow where lacquer has been shaved. To create different colours and textures, artists use a variety of metal powders including gold, silver, copper, brass, lead, aluminum, platinum, and pewter, as well as their alloys. Bamboo tubes and soft brushes of various sizes are used for laying powders and drawing fine lines. As it requires highly skilled craftsmanship to produce a painting, young artists usually go through many years of training to develop the skills and to ultimately become masters. (1410–1478) was the first lacquer master linked to specific works.…

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 word of maki meaning "sprinkling" and e meaning "picture" or "design". The term can also be used to refer to lacquerware made with this decorative technique. The term first appeared in the Heian period. This technique is the most used technique in Japanese lacquer decoration. The is often combined with other techniques such as in which a nacreous layer of mollusk shell lining is embedded or pasted in lacquer, in which metal or ivory is embedded in lacquer, and in which gold leaf or gold powder is embedded in a hollow where lacquer has been shaved. To create different colours and textures, artists use a variety of metal powders including gold, silver, copper, brass, lead, aluminum, platinum, and pewter, as well as their alloys. Bamboo tubes and soft brushes of various sizes are used for laying powders and drawing fine lines. As it requires highly skilled craftsmanship to produce a painting, young artists usually go through many years of training to develop the skills and to ultimately become masters. (1410–1478) was the first lacquer master linked to specific works. His works used designs from various Japanese contemporary painters. Kōami and another master, , were originators of the two major schools of lacquer-making in the history of Japan. File:Tebako (Cosmetic box) Design of wheels-in-stream.jpg|Inlaid maki-e raden paper box with "wheels in flow" (katawaguruma) design, National Treasure, Heian period, 11–12th century, Tokyo National Museum File:Writing Box Yatsuhashi bridge design.jpg|Inlaid maki-e raden writing Box with "Eight Bridges" ( yatsuhashi ) design, by Ogata Kōrin, National Treasure, Edo period, 18th century. The flowers are abalone shell inlays. Tokyo National Museum File:Gourd-Shaped Sake Bottle with Aoi Crests.jpg|Maki-e sake bottle with Tokugawa clan's mon (emblem), Edo period, 18th century File:壽字吉祥文蒔絵印籠 - Inrō with the Characters for Longevity and Good Fortune and the “Seven Lucky Treasures” on Checkerboard Ground.jpg| with the Characters for Longevity and Good Fortune and the "Seven Lucky Treasures" on Checkerboard Ground, Edo period, 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 'Fuji Tagonoura', 'maki-e' picture by Shibata Zeshin, 1872.jpg|Maki-e Fuji Tagonoura, by Shibata Zeshin, Meiji period, 1872. Khalili Collection Japanese Meiji Art L160.jpg|Maki-e Writing-table, by Shirayama Shosai, Meiji period, 19th century, Khalili Collection of Japanese Art

Maque

The Mexican word derives from the Japanese word. It is used for "Mexican lacquerware". Japanese lacquerware arrived to Mexico through the Manila galleons during the Namban period. Mexican artisans fused pre-Hispanic, European and Asian influences in their work.

References

Lacquerware stories /maki-e

External links

Maki-e at Britannica

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