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Cigar Portable Goldfishes & Water plants

The main motif is the goldfish, which has long been popular as a summer tradition or as a lucky charm for financial luck. And adding to draw the water plants make goldfishes look like swimming in the water. The background is black with gold shading, and the water plants are drawn with gold urushi lacquer. The body of the goldfishes are drawn with Taka Maki-e technique, and the tails have gold blur. The puffy goldfish swimming gracefully and the swaying water plants create a very beautiful finish.

Cigar Portable HAGI

Palladium powder, which is a type of platinum-based metal, is sprinkled as a base, and the bush clover (Hagi) is painted using the same palladium powder. The bush clover flowers are draw in vermilion and added shading to give them a three-dimensional effect. The metallic color gives it a sophisticated and elegant finish

Cigar Portable ASHI

The entire surface of the axis is painted in black on black with reed leaves. The difficulty of this work can be felt in that the motif is black on black, which makes it almost impossible to see the area being painted while the work is in progress.

Cigar Portable WISTERIA　

We expressed gorgeous wisteria flowers in maki-e, which perfectly matches the shape of the pen. Different base colors give completely different impressions.

Cigar Portable CRAB　

Nakaya made this motif by “togi-kiri” maki-e technique with silver based lacquer ware to keep an atmosphere of an Indian ink drawing.
This artwork is the first model of “togi-kiri maki-e technique” with silver color.
You can have a look at a gold based “togi-kiri maki-e” on this page and also can check a detail of technique.

Cigar Portable GOLDFISH'S WHISPERED SECRETS

This model expresses Kuro-tamenuri and Aka-tamenuri in one pen. For goldfishes, the background is done in Aka-tamenuri, the goldfishes are heaped up by Shu urushi, the outline is drawn by Ginko (silver powder), and then Shu-ai urushi for Aka-tamenuri is applied to the whole surface. Then the background is done in Kuro-tamenuri and the goldfishes are done in Aka-tamenuri. Finally, waterweeds are drawn with colored urushi and painted over again with Shu-ai urushi to make them shiny.

Cigar Portable SUZURAN

Drawing lilies of the valley with silver on the light blue base using the tsuke-gaki technique. The finish is simple yet elegant.
Since the silver will be changing its color, you can enjoy it gradually turn dull in color.

Cigar Portable BELL CRICKETS　

The motif is bell crickets (Suzumushi). The black background is shaded with gold powder, and the bell crickets are drawn with gold maki-e, and one piece of blue shell is pasted as the wing and drawn the wing lines on it with gold maki-e. The bell crickets antennas are drawn very thin and long, and to wrap around the pen barrel. Even though gold is used extensively, the curves and motifs are drawn with delicate lines to create a rather elegant finish without being too flashy.

Cigar Portable SILVER ASCENDING DRAGON　

Adding silver powder to the Aka-tamenuri base to create gradation, and drew a Ascending Dragon motif on it using taka-Maki-e technique with silver powder.
The extensive use of silver created a metallic texture.

“Ascending Dragon”, as its name suggests, means rising, and it has been considered as a lucky icon to bring good luck since ancient times. It is also said that the Nyoi jewel the dragon has in its hand will make your wishes come true.
It is often worshiped as a pair with the descending dragon, which descends from the sky.

Cigar Long DRAGONS "Kyoto Kenninji temple”　

The motifs are inspired by the dragons of Kyoto Ken-nin-ji temple. It is expressed that dragons appear from clouds. The body of each dragon are described by Togi-kiri-Maki-e technique with silver powders. Clouds also are drawn with silver powders using Bokashi (gradation) technique. And for Ka-en (A fire flame), also using silver powders slightly mixed up with Shu (dark red) powders, by Togi-kiri Maki-e technique. This Togi-kiri Maki-e technique is used to create a texture similar to sumi-e (ink painting).
By using black as the base, the dragon drawn in silver stands out and make a powerful finish.