"Maki-e" of Nakaya
Fountain pen last up date
2007/08/11
While paying utmost
attention to the nib, pen feeder and total balance of the barrel, we, Nakaya
Fountain Pen Co., would like to always pursue the beauty of the pen's
appearance. Especially Makie fountain pens have constantly been requested by
the customers abroad since the company's establishment, and also due to our
policy mentioned above it was the most interesting product for us.
To apply the Makie on fountain pens, we first
searched for the techniques of firm "urushi lacquer" in the traditional urushi
lacquer place, Wajima, to make the best base coating for Makie. Wajima city
has more than 250 artists who are engaged in urushi craftwork and Makie, which
is outstanding number compared with other Makie areas in Japan. This means
Wajima has variety of good techniques and fresh materials always available.
We also started selecting the ebonite which absorb the urushi lacquer
well so that it can be the best canvas for the urushi painting. After all
these preparations it took us another one and half years to finalize the first
Makie fountain pen, making several sample pens to find the best lacquer
technique, "tame nuri"( this technique is used for our pen type -tame nuri red
model ) and "roiro shiage" (this technique is used to almost all of Nakaya
lacquer ware pen as final coating).
The
Makie fountain pen is the perfect collaboration of Makie artists in Wajima and
fountain pen specialists of Nakaya with very detailed artwork which becomes
more and more beautiful, the longer you see it and use it. We would like to
continue pursuing the Japanese traditional beauty we can be proud of.
Patterns used for this Makie fountain pens are three Japanese
traditional motives by themes such as, "Japanese classic entertainment",
"Japanese Ka-Cho-Fu-Gestu ( flower, bird, ascenely, and moon )" , and
"Mainland Chinese Kissyo" which is the origin of Japanese culture. The most
appropriate Makie techniques for each motives are used such as "Togidashi",
"Taka Makie", "Bokashi", etc.
- Traditional
entertainment series - This series' motives are the
Japanese traditional entertainments such as "Kabuki", "Nou", "Yokyoku". This
unique sense of beauty and thoughts are developed and communicated from
generation to generation and it became a unique culture. Various scenes
described in Makie will be kept deeply in your mind and brings you slowly to
the world of ancient times. It's a kind of privilege only the owner of this
pen could have.
- Kissho series - Since the ancient times people have
been pursuing for the ideal happiness of life. In China there are so called
five happiness, "benevolence", "fate", "long life", "no sickness" and
"financial power". It is said that human happiness is to make a fortune, live
a healthy long life, own a benevolence and die naturally. This idea of five
happiness was communicated also to Japan. Changing its form and patterns, this
belief became familiar to Japanese people and it is still considered to be the
emotional support of people.
- Japanese taste: "Ka-Cho-Fu-Getsu" series - There is an expression in Japanese to describe the natural beauty and
taste of four seasons: "Ka-Cho-Fu-Getsu". The Japanese sense of beauty is
based on this thoughts and this is succeeded to now. Nakaya has successfully
put this beautiful Japanese mind and the world of "Ka-Cho-Fu-Getsu" on the
small canvas of fountain pen barrel so that you can enjoy the scenaries of
four seasons.
Nakaya puts an autograph (we call "Mei" in Japanese)
of Makie artist and serial number for some specific
model.
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We deliver Maki-e fountain pen in an exclusive paulownia
wooden box . (over $1,650 products)
There is a room to put
some accesories under the inner sheet in dark green color.
(The
height is Platinum's ink bottles enter.) Zoom pictures and detail is here.
- Special Maki-e only for you. -
Now Nakaya starts to make a customized Maki-e
fountain pen at many customers' requests. Wouldn't you like to have your
only and original Maki-e fountain pen with a customized nib? Details
Go to top page - Makie the ordering page -
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To apply the Makie on fountain pens, we first
searched for the techniques of firm "urushi lacquer" in the traditional urushi
lacquer place, Wajima, to make the best base coating for Makie. Wajima city
has more than 250 artists who are engaged in urushi craftwork and Makie, which
is outstanding number compared with other Makie areas in Japan. This means
Wajima has variety of good techniques and fresh materials always available.
Tennyo no Hagoromo (Celestial maiden's robe of
feathers) 
