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Cigar Long "UN" STATUE (Horyuji temple)

Cigar Long WORLD of CHAOS　

The motifs are mysterious creatures that have been resurrected from the Paleozoic Era, which does not exist in this world, or have wandered in from another dimension and been mutated and synthesized.
The base color is matte black of charcoal powder. On top of that, we used silver Taka-Maki-e and heaping up expression of black Urushi lacquer in some parts. A slight smoked shade in silver Taka-Maki-e enhances the three-dimensional effect. I think that the dry and grotesque atmosphere was brought out by using monochrome coloring throughout.

Cigar Long SPIDER with FIREFLAME　

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 CATS with WOOL BALLS　

We expressed a motif of a cat and a ball. We used Chinkin technique for dot carving and line carving for cat’s whiskers and strings of ball.
The ball is expressed by Chinkin technique with vivid colors. The cat’s footprints on the cover are embedded with foil, which gives a different luster from that of gold powder.

Cigar Long TIGER ＆ BAMBOO

Background of “A Tiger and Bamboo”From the ancient period, “White tiger” has been treated as one of the four gods and defending the west. It is also used as for extracting out “Five poisons” making pressure to dishonest. Tiger fighting against dragon has the meaning that power is not easy to decide on victory or defeat. Technique First of all, the base is polished with the lacquering followed by sharpening of bamboo wood and further polishing it with the lacquering . Over the polished lacquer, the main subject TIGER is drawn with the high gilted lacquer. The parts of tiger’s eyes are expressed finely with the flat lacquering. The body portion is artistically painted to bring the similar golden color shade as of real tiger expressing the sense of strongness.

Cigar Long BAMBOO GROVE

Cigar Long FLOWER SCREEN　

Chrysanthemum flowers are depicted on a gradation of gold nashiji. The white chrysanthemum in the center is depicted with a white shell to enhance the loveliness of the chrysanthemum flower.

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.