It is the biwa shaped incense box that is a transcendental technique that is full of luxury. The surface is decorated with heather design and autumn grass design（chrysanthemums, awns, and dianthus）in togidashi-makie, the moon is painted in silver, and bell beetles are painted in black lacquer. The tailpiece and dragonfly are made with taka-makie to give it a more three dimensional effect, and the mother of pearl on the top sparkles beautifully. The elegance of this work, which makes you hear the elegant tones of autumn, sublimates the quality of the space, and is a special piece of the highest quality that ignores profitability.
- Period
- Meiji Period
19th century
- Weight
- 88g
- Diameter
- 8.1×22.7cm
- Height
- 3.5cm
- Description
- Painted Box
- Condition
- There are two repairs at the upper side
It meets the requirements of the first class work with its strict shape, calm texture, and elaborate makie.
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.