Makie
蒔絵
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Makie
Makie draws designs on lacquerware with lacquer, it is a lacquer technique in which gold powder or silver powder is applied while it is not dry, and then sharpened and fixed on the surface. Excavations have also been confirmed from the remains of china during the sengoku period（403 BC-221 BC）. It was reported that it was created in the nara period in japan, it developed as the aristocratic furniture and decoration in the temple during the heian period. The technique of using raden together became popular in the latter half of the heian period, the new techniques of hira-makie and taka-makie were born and basic techniques were almost completed during the kamakura period. The togidashi-makie was born and highly refined in the muromachi period, it gained popularity with the bold design and free expression during the momoyama period. The delicate and luxurious works were regularly used as furniture for western nobility in the edo period, it deepen artisticity as the art crafts in the meiji period. The upper class people of each period decorated their daily life with makie to enrich their daily lives.
Kodai-ji Makie
京都市東山区にある臨済宗建仁寺派の高台寺は、
北政所（高台院湖月尼）が亡夫・豊臣秀吉の菩提を弔う為、
徳川家康の援助を受け、1606（慶長11）年に建立した寺院です。
高台寺の霊屋内部に施された豪華な桃山蒔絵や、
秀吉夫妻が愛用したと伝えられる高台寺所蔵の蒔絵調度品と同系統の蒔絵は、
総括して「高台寺蒔絵」と呼ばれています。
高台寺蒔絵の多くは秋草や菊桐文が用いられています。
器物表面を対角線や松皮菱形に仕切って、
一方を梨地、他方を黒地とした対照的な片身替わりの派手な意匠も見られます。
We sell and purchase Makie
We have a physical shop in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, where we sell and purchase "Makie" works. Drawing on a long career and rich experience in dealing, we promise to provide the finest service in the best interests of our customers. With the main goal of pleasing our customers, we will serve you with the utmost sincerity and responsibility until we close the deal.