Maki‑e pens
Densho
Densho is our latest collection, featuring an ebonite ED pen with Maki-e designs. This time, we started with simple, standard Maki-e designs, followed by these Maki-e techniques: Hira Maki-e, slightly more complicated Togidashi Maki-e, Taka Maki-e to add dimension, and finally Shishiai Togidashi Maki-e.
We asked Kogaku-san, Koho-san, and Oohata-san to create the designs for the first round of the Densho Collection. We hope that you will feel more acquainted with Maki-e after you see these designs. Then, in addition to the standard designs, many additional design techniques have been implemented, such as Raden, Hyomon, and various Kawari-nuri to make the designs more colorful.
DENSHO › AKIHIRO SHINDE (KOHO THE THIRD)
Nerigaki means to draw with Urushi kneaded with gold powders on the design; this piece was done with Nerigaki and completed with the Tagidashi technique.
DENSHO › KOICHIRO OKAZAKI (KOGAKU)
The rocks in this design were raised with silver powder and Urushi and later burnished using the Shishiai Togidashi Maki‑e technique. Tsukegaki (very thin lines drawn with sticky Urushi, onto which fine gold powder is sprinkled) is used on the crane, trees and house.
A theme from "Cards of One Hundred Poems". #12 gold powder is used with Nashiji to raise the design, and is then set with Kirigane. The deer uses the Tsukegaki technique, and the poem was written with #5 gold powder.
