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Japanese golden round resin storage box with cherry blossom and maple leaves pattern, HANAICHIMONME, 12cm

Diameter 12 cm
Compositions resin
Product origin made in Japan
Colour gold
Height 6.5 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.