AGJ Original Maki-e Fountain pen #28 "Kara-ko Hana-Gassen" Sparkling Togidashi Taka Maki-e Kyoto Japan Wa

This AGJ original Maki-e 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 original Maki-e fountain pen based on a Japanese fountain pen.







This design is very famous in old Japan as the drawing pattern of Ceramics(Porcelain).

Kara-ko: The child who has the sinicism(Tang period in China) hairstyle and clothes
Hana-Gassen: Scramble for Flowers



Clothes: Togidashi Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders
Green and Red urushi
Red-Shining Pants:Togidashi Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders
Silver Pants:Togidashi Taka Maki-e
Sliver powders




Leaves: Tsuke-gaki Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders
Clothes: Togidashi Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders
Red urushi


Face:Togidashi Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders
Lips: Red urushi
Eyes: Black urushi
Clothes: Togidashi Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders
Green urushi






Leaves: Tsuke-gaki Taka Maki-e
Gold and Silver powders

Clothes: Togidashi Taka Maki-e
1. Draw the form of clothes with Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Sliver powders to bring up the design in high relief
3. Dry
4. Raise with Urushi
5. Dry
6. Togidashi with charcoal
7. Paint Urushi thinly
8. Sprinkle #9 genuine gold powders
9. Dry
10. Coat with colored urushi
    (Green and Red clothes with green and red urushi respectivly)
11. Dry
12. Burnish

Face:Togidashi Taka Maki-e
1. Draw the form of Faces with Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Sliver powders to bring up the design in high relief
3. Dry
4. Raise with Urushi
5. Dry
6. Togidashi with charcoal
7. Paint Urushi thinly
8. Sprinkle #3 genuine gold powders
9. Dry
10. Coat lips and eyes with colored urushi
    (Lips and eyes with red and black urushi respectivly)
11. Dry

Red-Shining Pants:Togidashi Taka Maki-e
1. Draw the form of Faces with Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Sliver powders to bring up the design in high relief
3. Dry
4. Raise with Urushi
5. Dry
6. Togidashi with charcoal
7. Paint Urushi thinly
8. Sprinkle Hirame (Crushed four-sided Gold Powder)
9. Paint Nashiji-Urushi(The lacquer which has high transparency)
10. Dry
11. Polish

Silver Pants:Togidashi Taka Maki-e
1. Draw the form of Pants with Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Sliver powders to bring up the design in high relief
3. Dry
4. Raise with Urushi twice
5. Dry
6. Polish
7. Paint Urushi thinly
8. Sprinkle Sliver powders to bring up the design in high relief
9. Dry
10. Raise with Urushi twice
11. Dry
12. Polish

Leaves: Tsuke-gaki Taka Maki-e
Tsuke-gaki Taka Maki-e technique which is often used to express lines and makes them clearer.
1. Paint Urushi thickly
2. Sprinkle genuine gold and silver powders on it
   The thickness of the layer of gold and siver powders is five times the layer of Hira Maki-e, it is expensive
   The mix of Silver powders look Blue dimly
3. Dry
4. Coat with Urushi thinly
5. Polish it

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.