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Japanese hairpin in black resin, AKAFUJI, Mt Fuji

Color black
height 2 cm
width 9.5 cm
length 13.3 cm
Product origin Made in Japan
Gender female
Size M
Age group adult
Compositions Résine

Japanese hairpin in black resin, AKAFUJI, Mt Fuji, made in Japan

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.