MAKI-E JAPANESE LACQUERED NETSUKE AND INRO

HARE AND MOON

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I want to present You a two-part netsuke, Hare jumping out of a snail shell, using the Maki-e technique on the snail shell there is a spiral of eggshell with hieroglyphs denoting zodiac animals, the Hare jumping out of an endless spiral to become a symbol of the next New Year! On the snail there is also a piece of the Moon with a silver Hare and of course a fan with two running bunnies. Next year is the year of the Hare or Rabbit, the year of family and home comfort, warmth of relationships, love and joy! The sizes of two-part netsuke are 4.8 cm tall, the size of snail shell is 3.5 cm across, the diameter of black wood stand is 5.1 cm across, its thickness is 0.5 cm.

THE WHITE RABBIT

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White Rabbit from Wonderland through the Looking Glass. Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking-Glass" to children, I got the idea of netsuke, the White Rabbit jumping out of Wonderland through the Looking-Glass, and the hole as a portal between these fascinating countries. there is a two-part netsuke, The White Rabbit and the hole transforming into a chessboard from a snail shell. The White Rabbit is carved from a piece of mammoth tusk, the eyes are inlaid with mother-of-pearl, red lacquer for the pupil and pinkish acrylic glass, the length of the Rabbit is 3.6 cm. Urushi, Takamaki-e fan: Kanshitsu, golden Marufun, maximum shell size 3.8 cm. Netsuke stand - ebony disk with the image of the Moon - silver Hiramefun and green clover leaves - Kanshitsu, diameter - 5.2 cm, thickness 0.5 cm. 2022. Available for purchase.

INRO (FROM CREATION OF SHAPE TO TAKAMAKI-E)

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For many years admiring Inro, considering various techniques of Maki-e, I really wanted to touch this amazing form of art. Books, experiments, purchases of various Urushi varnishes, filter papers, pigments, various polishes, powders of gold and silver and a great desire to create a complete set: Inro, Manju, ojimi and weave a cord. Making Inro is a very laborious process, many thin layers, constant grinding, polishing, a lot of patience and .... the joy of creation! 2020. Moldova, private collection.

LACQUERED MANJU NETSUKE

11 albums

LACQUERED OKIMONO

3 albums

SNAILS

5 albums