[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, sweets container] Dried sweets container Wajima lacquerware, gold leaf, Raiden Kikugiru, made by Maeshigeo

●What is Chinkin? It is a technique in which a pattern is shallowly hand-carved into a lacquered item with a chisel, the indentations are then covered with lacquer, and gold, silver or platinum powder is sprinkled on top to fill them in.
The lacquer acts as an adhesive, and when the surface of the lacquerware is wiped off, only the gold that was printed in the carved areas remains, and the gold pattern appears to float in the background, making it look like the gold is submerged.

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Size: Approx. 23 x 23 x 3.5 cm
Material: Wajima lacquerware (hand painted)
Author: Mae Shigeo
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[2nd generation]
He is a relative of Mae Omine, a Living National Treasure of Wajima Lacquerware.
He received instruction in lacquer art (chinkin) from his predecessor, Shigeo, and continues to apply chinkin to tea ceremony utensils to this day.
Selected for the Nitten Exhibition
Selected for the Japan Contemporary Crafts and Arts Exhibition
Selected for the Ishikawa Prefecture Contemporary Art Exhibition
Selected for the Wajima City Art Exhibition
Wajima Lacquer New Works Exhibition Mayor's Award
Wajima Lacquerware Commerce and Industry Cooperative Association Chairman's Award
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Box: Wooden box