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White Japanese pocket mirror in resin, Mount Fuji and cherry pattern, FUJI SAKURA

Width 6.3 cm
Length 6.3 cm
Compositions resin
Product origin made in Japan
Colour white
Gender unisex
Size M
Age group adult
Height 1 cm

Maki-e (絵, literally: "strewn 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 mainly in the Heian period (794–1185) and flourished in the Edo period (1603–1868). The maki-e objects were originally designed as interior items for court nobles.