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Writer Portable GOLDFISHES

Goldfishes and aquatic plants are drawn with the Maki-e technique. Goldfishes are expressed with polishing technique of Shu kin and silver. And their scales and lines of fins are drawn by gold powder, their eyes are drawn by silver and black.
The bubbles and the aquatic plants are expressed delicately with Maki-e.
By using black as the base, the beauty of Maki-e with gold and silver stands out, and creating a luxurious finish.

Writer Long Izumi no Kami Kanesada　

The design is modeled after the sword mountings (“koshirae”) of Toshizo Hijikata’s beloved sword, “Izumi no Kami Kanesada”.
The body was painted using a technique called “Honshu Kanshitsu Kuronurikomi Togidashi”, apply black lacquer to vermilion “ishime” and polish. A phoenix motif is drawn on the barrel with charcoal powder, and a peony motif is drawn on the cap with black lacquer.
The both tips of the pen are made to look like a scabbard tip of sword, “kojiri”, and are finished with charcoal powder to make them matte and fringe it with gold.
For the grip section, a paper mulberry leaf is drawn with silver on a charcoal powder finish base, and draw the veins of the leaf with black lacquer on it, then applied transparent blackish amber lacquer and polished it.
Using various techniques, we have created a piece that resembles the real sword mountings of the sword.

Writer Long SAKURA SAKURA　

NeoStandard KINTSUGI

For new barrel, the kintsugi-style maki-e lacquerware gives the appearance of having been repaired using the kintsugi technique, an ancient Japanese restoration technique.

NeoStandard BLUE BIRD

All of the bird’s body is painted with blue over a layer of gold. The wings were created by first drawing the thin lines with gold, and then spreading tiny shells all over.

Writer Portable FORGET-ME-NOT　

Drawing the little blue Forget-me- not flowers on the Kikyo color base express the ephemeral and modest image of the flowers.

The leaves are drawn with tsuke-gaki technique and the center part of the flower is drawn with silver lacquer.

NeoStandard VENETIAN MOON　

Writer Portable KRISHNA