AGJ Original Maki-e Fountain pen #36 "Party for Skeletons" Sailor King of Pen Ebonite Sparkling Togidashi Taka Maki-e Kyoto Japan Wa

This AGJ original Maki-e Fountain pen is made by famous Kyoto Maki-e Artisan "Sarusuberi".
This pen is only one in the world. You can not find it anywhere.
Kyoto Maki-e is the best known Maki-e technique in Japan.
This is original Maki-e fountain pen based on Sailor fountain pen, King of Pen.







Fire ball: Togidashi Maki-e
Coat gold powder with colored lacquer(Urushi)


Fire ball: Togidashi Maki-e
Coat gold powder with colored lacquer(Urushi)


Plate: Hira Maki-e
Plate: Make a base with ombre-sprinkled gold powder and an outline with gold line
Fish ribs: Silver powder


Tray/Sake bottle/Sake cup: Hira Maki-e
Outside of Tray: Gold powder
Inside of Tray: Coat gold powder with vermilion urushi
Sake bottle: Silver powder
Sake cup: Gold powder



Skeleton: Taka Maki-e
Platinum powder
Japanese towel: Taka Maki-e
Coat with purple urushi
(Outside: Gold powder , Inside: Silver powder)


Skeleton: Hira Maki-e
Gold powder


Folding Japanese Fan(Sensu): Hira Maki-e
Gold powder


Fire ball: Togidashi Maki-e
Coat gold powder with colored lacquer(Urushi)
Tree branches: Hira Maki-e
Gold powder
Strings: Hira Maki-e
Silver powder


Samisen guitar: Taka Maki-e, Hira Maki-e
Leather: Coat gold powder by white urushi
Plectrum: Gold powder
Body: Coat gold powder with Bengara urushi


Skeleton: Taka Maki-e
Platinum powder
Strings: Hira Maki-e
Gold powder


Samisen guitar: Taka Maki-e
Neck: Coat gold powder with Bengara urushi
Thread spool: Silver powder

i. Gold Powder on background


ii. Coat Fireballs with color urushi


iii. Coat Backgorund


iv. Burnish Background


v. Raise with charcoal powder


vi. Sprinkle gold powder on small dining table


vii. Urushi lacquer on Skeleton



viii. Platinum powder on Skeleton


ix. Complete

Hira Maki-e
1. Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Gold powder, Seikin: Alloy of Gold, Silver powder, Hirame and so on
3. Coated by Uwazuri and Black urushi
4. Polish by polishing and grindstone powders

Togidashi Maki-e (Mainly used for finishing evenly the background)
1. Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Gold powder, Seikin: Alloy of Gold, Silver powder, Hirame and so on
3. Coated thickly by Nashiji and Black urushi
4. Burnished the urushi lacquer by charcoal
5. Polish by polishing and grindstone powders

• When coarse gold/silver/Hirame/Seikin powders are sprinkled, put a luster by burnished.
• After togidashi maki-e, Togidashi Hira maki-e is decorated Hira maki-e on togidashi maki-e.
• After togidashi maki-e, Togidashi Taka maki-e is decorated Taka maki-e on togidashi maki-e.
• Burnishing is needed when coarse powders are sprinkled.

Taka Maki-e
1. The design is created using urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle charcoal/Silver powders to raise the layer
3. Dry
4. Spread urushi twice to make the layer thicker
5. Sprinkle gold/silver/Hirame/Seikin powders
6. Coat by Urushi
7. Burnish
8. Polish

• Charcoal powder: Show a soft feeling
• Silver powder: Feel solid