MINGEI - EDO - maki-e laquer

http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.jp/2012/12/maki-e-laquer.html

hiramaki-e　平蒔絵　flat-sprinkled design
takamaki-e 高蒔絵　relief-sprinkled design

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makieshi, maki-e shi 蒔絵師 making sprinkled lacquer items
They use all kinds of special tools, mostly made by themselves, to apply patterns to the itmes.
During the work the craftsman must take care not to breath too much on the piece in front of him.
Tools decorated with maki-e were given as wedding presents to Samurai, therefore the same pattern had to be repeated on many things. In Edo castle was a special workshop for this purpose.
Later when rich merchants begun to live in town, they also used items with maki-e to show their wealth and good taste, and craftsmen begun to live in town (町蒔絵師)

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蒔絵博物館 Makie Museum - a virtual Museum
江戸（東京）の有名蒔絵師　famous makie craftsmen of Edo - List
蒔絵師の事歴と作品 Introducing artists and their work
徳川幕府　O-saikujo 御細工所（おさいくじょ）Center of fine Craftswork, from 1603 till 1866 in Edo 江戸城本丸.
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. Edo shokunin 江戸の職人 Edo craftsmen .

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