Manu Propria Pens - Ichigo Maki-e

[Manupropria]

A large "Suisô" Eye-dropper with a "Ichigo Maki-e" urushi lacquer. "Nama Ha Suri Nuri" is a technique in which leafs of plants are painted with strongly pigmented urushi and pressed on urushi lacquer ground to leave the leaf‘s pattern. Ichigo-Maki-e is one version where „Strawberry“ leafs are used. The remaining urushi is sprinkled with various metal powders, in this case gold, platinum and copper. Some are left pure red, yellow and orange urushi.

Cheers,

Martin
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[penwash]

That is just lovely. I saw a photo of your table at the Tokyo pen show, did you do well at that show?

[ethernautrix]

These colors are exquisite.

[Manupropria]

Thank you very much.
Thee Tokyo Pen Show went quite well. It was the first Show and there were not many pen manufacturer

[amk]

That's sweet. If I understand correctly, it's practically a 'printing' process? though not perhaps one Mr Gutenberg would have recognised!