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Japanese red hair clip in resin with golden temple pattern, KINKAKUJI, 10.5cm

Width 2.8 cm
Length 10.5 cm
Compositions resin
Product origin made in Japan
Colour black
Gender female
Height 2 cm

Maki-e (絵, literally: "strewn paint", 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). Maki-e items were originally designed as interior items for court nobles.