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Cigar Long MOOSE　

A conifer tree described on a cap is black and a couple of moose on a body is painted with tame-sukashi technique.

Cigar Long KATANA　

Cigar Long LOVELY RABBITS

A couple rabbits motif is made based on the famous”Chojyugiga” pictures. The wife and husband rabbits are enjoying the moon in gentle atmosphere. This is the first model of mixture of 2 techniques refer to Tame-nuri. A pair of rabbits were expressed by ‘Tame-sukashi’ which is under the layer, a cloud of moon was expressed by ‘Yako-nuri’ which is over the layer. 

Writer Piccolo GRAPES & WINE GLASS　

Wine glass was drew by Tamesukashi technique and Yakoh-Makie.
We put Raden (sea shell) to some parts of the banch of grapes.

Cigar Long SPERM WHALE & GIANT SQUID　

The design on this pen represents a fight between a sperm whale and a giant squid unfolding in the deep sea.

The whale is finished with Sumiko and the squid with Taka-Makie.

This provides a wonderful contrast, which is further accented by a stream of water in Raden.

Cigar Long ROKAKU-SANSUIZU　

The two-layered Tame-sukashi technique gives a deep sumi-e like finish to the motif, “Landscape with a Castle”. Draw motifs on a black colored base with the tame-sukashi technique. Then, draw motifs on that previous layer with tame-sukashi technique. This creates depths to the motifs. Unlike aka-tamenuri and kuro-tamenuri, which use shu (vermilion) as a base color, the background does not become brighter but only the motifs become more vivid.

The motif is based on “Landscape with a Castle” drawn to 6 songs 1 double folding screen by Ikeno Taiga, a painter from the middle of the Edo period. The Castle and Landscape are each depicted to the right and left panels.

Cigar Long HORRIBLE SKELETON

Some apparition try to escape from between grip section and barrel or barrel itself so they make a crack on the barrel. The skeleton excludes us from the cracking space in the reproachful. One long arm of apparition expand from another crack. Inside of crack , there are fire flame , ghost, and lantern ghost…. But also this pen has also described “Dokkosho”. “Dokkosho” is magic bar which made evil things flee. So you can avoid every bad thing! Some of these apparition is described by a very famous Ukiyoe artist in Japan named Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849). Maki-e technique ; Background is mainly used Koboku-shiage (ancient Indian ink powders finishing) ,Skelton and arm is Taka-makie (silver powder heaping up mathod). Apparition inside of crack. Mainly used tin round polished powders in Shu(red) color.

Cigar Long WILD DRAGON

This is a popular dragon motif. Designed with the image of a Japanese dragon, with a more ferocious facial expression than ascending dragon. A jewel is held in the dragon’s hand, and a magatama, an ancient Japanese ornamental stone is inside the jewel. A dragon’s claw designed like a tomoe crest is drawn in the grip section.

Cigar Long JUMPING CARP

The jumping carp, which is said to be a sign of good luck, is finished with charcoal powder.
The lively sound of the water surface is expressed with charcoal powder and heaped silver.

Cigar Long FLYING DRAGON

The flying dragon is expressed by a special technique using charcoal powder and heaping it up with urushi lacquer.