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Japanese hairpin in black resin, NAMI, Wave

Width 9,3 cm
Length 13,2 cm
Compositions plastic
Product origin made in Japan
Colour black
Age group adult
Coating Acrylic resin
Height 2 cm

Japanese hairpin in black resin, NAMI, Wave, Made in Japan
Maki-e (絵, literally: "dotted painting", or "sprinkled image") is a form of lacquer art practiced in Japan. The lacquered surface is sprinkled with gold or silver powder, using a makizutsu or a kebo brush. The technique was developed primarily in the Heian period (794–1185) and flourished in the Edo period (1603–1868). Maki-e items were originally designed as interior items for court nobles.