Meaning of maki-e | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style of Japanese lacquerware made with gold or silver sprinkled on wet lacquer.
2. An object decorated with this style of lacquer.

Examples

“Although indigenous to Japan as a technique, early maki-e retained a T'ang Chinese influence⟳ in design⟳. Maki-e is achieved by spreading and scattering gold or silver dust, flakes, nuggets, and leaf on a drawing done in sticky lacquer, which is applied over the hardened lacquer foundation.”

“[…] and that was a puzzle until Orson remembered that he’d recounted without seeming upset⟳ (this disputed by Greg) that the boy he’d recently gotten rid⟳ of had stolen it, along with four of the maki-e lacquer boxes, as if these were objects as easy to sell⟳ on the street as a TV or a stereo.”

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