Japanese hairpin in black resin, BOTAN
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Japanese hairpin in black resin, BOTAN

Japanese hairpin in black resin, BOTAN

Width 9.3 cm
Length 13.2 cm
Compositions resin
Product origin made in Japan
Colour black
Gender female
Age group adult
Height 2 cm

Japanese hairpin in black resin, BOTAN, 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.

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