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Product name: Jurojin　[no.11023]
Price: US$31,667
Barrel material: Ebonite
Description: It has taken 2 years to complete this pen. A motif is called "Jurojin", a god of Taoism and also one of the seven gods of good fortune in Japan. This god loves "Sake" (Japanese liquor) and always brushes his long face. He carries `Maki-momo' (a scrolled documents ) and accompany with a crane which is also a symbol of long life. A background is Gold Nashiji, Jurojin has been done by Maki-e in gold, silver and Ao-kin (blueish) powders after Gin-Yuji technique. (a heaping up the motif by silver) A crane has done by the same technique as well and a a part of it's wing has lacquered in black roiro Urushi and put lines on it. A mountain is polished in gold, a barrel is polished in silver, after that drew a picture in gold. Finally a craftsman finished by roiro to gross surface and has complete. Some detail part such as lines of clothes had to take a long time ,however we think we could catch up a little with the highest technique of the most popular time of Maki-e in Edo period.

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