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Cigar Long DRAGONFLY in THE SUNSET SKY

The dragonfly which has been considered as an auspicious pattern that brings a good luck since ancient times is drawn. The image is that the red sky at sunset expressed by vermillion urushi lacquer and the dragonfly flies in that madder red sky. Vermilion is considered as a presious color represent of sun, fire, and life and has been used respectedly. To express a sunset view, I placed a kinhirame and sprinkled gold and platinum powder to create a pattern that resembled evening clouds. The body of dragonfly is drawn by taka maki-e techinique with gold lacquer, its compound eyes are expressed with kinhirame, and the wings are finished with raden.

Cigar Long KARASU

Based on the crow painting from Yosa Buson’s signature work, “Kite and Crow”, it is expressed in Yako Makie.
The old tree and two crows were drawn using “Yako Maki-e” technique, and the snow is drawn by silver powder.
And branches of old tree covered with snow is drawn on the grip section using also “Yako Maki-e” technique.
Using “Yako Maki-e” technique made it possible to successfully express a calm and somber atmosphere of Ink brush painting (sumi-e).
The base color is “Aka-tamenuri”.
“Yako Maki-e” is Nakaya’s original name for the technique that drawing motifs with black lacquer on “tamenuri” base. As the Tamenuri background becomes brighter over time, the black lacquered motifs become more apparent.

Cigar Long AOSUJI AGEHA (Common Bluebottle)　

The motif is “Aosuji Ageha” which has a beautiful blue-green wing pattern that inhabit mainly in urban areas in Japan (south of Tohoku).
The beautiful blue-green lines of its characteristic wings are fantastically expressed with Raden.
A butterfly on the cap is drawn by charcoal powder piling up, and the details also are drawn with fine lines of charcoal powders.
The blue-green lines on the wings are expressed by pasting finely cut iridescent shells.
At the bottom of the body, crushed noctilucent shells were sprended to create a gradation.
By using Kuroiro as the base color, the entire design is unified with the black and blue-green image of the Aosuji Ageha, and creating a sophisticated and beautiful finish.

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