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Old 27 January 2018, 12:24 PM   #26
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some other forms of urushi.

We've looked at some of the basic forms of urushi; burnished and glossy finishes, single and two color, decorated or plain; but their are many different variations of styles. There are raised designs as well as incised designs; multiple layers of contrasting colors that are then sanded smooth to reveal each layer.

Here are a couple examples of the latter.

This is a Danitrio done with the Kara nuri form of Tsugaru nuri. Kara nuri begins like all the other forms by first creating a base that is built up layer by layer that is the stamped with additional urushi, usually in different colors and by imprinting using a custom made paddle or series of paddles.

Once cured the final step is sanding down until everything is smooth.






And here we can see the same reduction technique used with maki-e. This is a Platinum Izumo from the Sea of Clouds series based on urushi/makie ceiling paintings at the Izumo Shrine.

Here are two of the four Izumo Sea of Clouds pens:

The top one uses additive paintings while the lower used reduction.



And here are all four of the Sea of Clouds fountain pens:


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