AGJ Original Maki-e Fountain Pen Raden #01 "Dragonfly and Stream" Sparkling Togidashi Taka Maki-e Kyoto Japan Wa

AGJ Original Maki-e Fountain Pen Raden #01 "Dragonfly and Stream" Sparkling Togidashi Taka Maki-e Kyoto Japan Wa

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Item Description

This Authentic Goods from Japan's Original Maki-e Pilot Namiki Fountain pen is made by famous Kyoto Maki-e Artisan “Daikai”.
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 the original maki-e fountain pen based on a Japanese fountain pen.

Name: Dragonfly and Stream #1 (AGJ Original Maki-e Pilot fountain pen)
Maki-e Artisan: DAIKAI
Technique: Togidashi-taka maki-e Raden
Origin: Kyoto, Japan
Nib: 14K Gold
Nib size: Medium
Size: 15.7mm(Dia.) x 146mm
With CON-70 converter


Custom engraving service on AGJ original Maki-e fountain pens is available for those who wish.

1. The lead time: it takes 10-14 days on top (orders without this service will be usually dispatched in 3-5 days after confirming the payment).
2. The cost: US$100.00.
3. The letters of the name engraved will be engraved in gold just as the signature of the Makie artisans of Original fountain pens.
4. Please send us the sample letters which you wish to engrave on the pen (there could be a case where we are unable to engrave the letters of your choice after consulting with the Makie artisans. Letters can be in Japanese Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana but if you choose Kanji, we will use phonetic symbols).
5. Please indicate the exact position where you wish to have your name engraved (please understand that there could be a case where we may have to change the position of engraving after consulting with the Makie artisans).

*Please contact us should you have any queries regarding custom engraving service.


1. "E-urushi" (the high quality sticky urushi for drawing lines for powder sprinkling) Vermilion, (bright red) : mix with lacquer and colcothar color.
"E-Urushi" is easy to draw lines. The particle size is just fine.
2. Sprinkle the golden powder #2.
3. Uwazuri-urushi (raw urushi): milky color to be sed to harden.
4. Polish: Use stone powder, which is the same as polishing Japanese sward.

Small dots are silver powder Tsukegaki Taka Maki-e.
Dragonfly is made by mother-of-pearl. (To stick its surface, use urushi for three days to one week.)
Use the abalone shell.
Dragonfly's eyes are designed by golden Tsukegaki taka maki-e.
Its body is drawn by togidashi blackly hardened technique using #9 gold powders.

Stream…Tsukegaki Taka Maki-e
Dragonfly…Raden(mother-of-pearl)
Body…Togidashi


[DAIKAI's Career]

Urushi Lacquer Master : Daikai Uehara’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 Kyo 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 1999.
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.