AGJ Original Maki-e iPhone Case Cover "Crane and the sun" for iPhone 7 Plus / 8 Plus
Our Selling Price: US$1,000.00(tax excluded)
Item Description
This design is an AGJ's original. You can not find anywhere else.
Kyoto Maki-e is the best known Maki-e technique in Japan.
Crane: Taka maki-e
Raise by silver powder, paint urushi twice and then, sprinlie fine gold powder
Crane tails: Coat silver powder with black urushi and burnich it
Sun: Coat Vermilion Urushi three times
Pine leaves: fine Gold powders
[What is Maki-e technique?]
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Hira Maki-e
- Urushi lacquer
- Sprinkle Gold powder, Seikin: Alloy of Gold, Silver powder, Hirame and so on
- Coated by Uwazuri and Black urushi
- Polish by polishing and grindstone powders
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Togidashi Maki-e (Mainly used for finishing evenly the background)
- Urushi lacquer
- Sprinkle Gold powder, Seikin: Alloy of Gold, Silver powder, Hirame and so on
- Coated thickly by Nashiji and Black urushi
- Burnished the urushi lacquer by charcoal
- 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.
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Taka Maki-e
- The design is created using urushi lacquer
- Sprinkle charcoal/Silver powders to raise the layer
- Dry
- Spread urushi twice to make the layer thicker
- Sprinkle gold/silver/Hirame/Seikin powders
- Coat by Urushi
- Burnish
- Polish
- Charcoal powder: Show a soft feeling
- Silver powder: Feel solid
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Tsukegaki Maki-e
- Spread Urushi lacquer thickly
- Sprinkle gold powder
- Gold powders sink due to thick urushi
- Do Togidashi
- Gold powders shine
- Polish
[Description]
| Name: | "Crane and the sun" for iPhone 7 Plus / 8 Plus |
| Maki-e Artist: | Daikai |
| Technique: | Togidashi Taka Maki-e |
| Origin: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Compatible Model: | iPhone 7 Plus |
| Material: | Polycarbonate, TPU |
| Shipping: | FREE SHIPPING! |
| Others: | AGJ Original Design Maki-e |
[Daikai's Career]
| Year 1950 | Born in Kyoto His father, uncle, grand father and grand-grand father were Urushi Lacquer masters too. |
| 1969 | Another Urushi artist "Masakichi Shima" started teaching Daikai. |
| 1976 | Daikai began succeeding to inherit the style of Kyoto Makie (Maki-e). |
| 1985 | Won the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce Award at Kyoto Lacquerware exhibition. |
| 1986 | Held Urushi Lacquer exhibition at Kyoto Takashimaya (the largest department store in Japan). |
| 1990 | Exhibited at the Arts and Crafts in kyoto. |
| 1991 | Became a technical lecturer for the artists at the traditional industry at Kyoto. |
| 1994 | Opened his Kyoto Urushi lacquer school. |
| 1995 | Invited to display his works at INFA 1995 in Hannover, Germany. |
| 1997 | Won the award at the industrial techniques for the crafts in Kyoto. |
| 1999 | Held the first Kyoto Urushi lacquer school’s exhibition at Ko-dai temple, Kyoto. |
| 2001 | He has held the traditional crafts exhibition every year since 2001. |
| 2008 | Held Amber Maki-e and Lacquer works exhibition at Sogo department store. |
| 2009 | Held Kyoto Urushi Lacquer exhibition at Takashimaya in Namba, Osaka. |
He lives in Kyoto now and teaches many Maki-e artisans Kyoto-Makie technique. |
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