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Cigar Portable CLOVER ARABESQUE　

The clover arabesque pattern is drawn with green lacquer on the light blue base. The image of a fresh green clover stretching toward the blue sky expresses a refreshing youthfulness and cuteness.
Arabesque pattern is the Japanese name for botanical patterns that are designed with leaves, stems, or vines extending or intertwining.
There is no plant called Karakusa (arabesque) in real.

Cigar Portable PALMET　

White lacquer is used for the base color, and drawing the arabesque pattern with black lacquer using maki-e technique. A curved lines were drawn on the curved surface using highly skilled techniques. The black pattern on the white background stands out clearly, and it gives a simple and sophisticated impression.
Palmetto is one of the botanical pattern based on the date palm leaves. It is a radial pattern centered on the division point of a spiral. It is said that the palmetto pattern has its origins in the lotus pattern of ancient Egypt, and has become an important motif in arabesque patterns that have spread across various regions and eras.
Arabesque pattern is the Japanese name for botanical patterns that are designed with leaves, stems, or vines extending or intertwining.　There is no plant called arabesque in real.

Cigar Portable SUZURAN

Drawing lilies of the valley with silver on the light blue base using the tsuke-gaki technique. The finish is simple yet elegant.
Since the silver will be changing its color, you can enjoy it gradually turn dull in color.

D-17 Long WHALE & WAVE 　

The whale is drawn with charcoal powder and finished with a black urushi lacquer polished. The eyes are made of tiny cut gold, and the whiskers are drawn one by one and sprinkled gold powder.
The design is such that all the rough waves around the whale merge into one at the tip of the pen barrel. They are drawn with silver powder, and adding height differences to each wave, creates the looks of waves colliding violently. In addition, the waves lines of are drawn one by one with very thin golden lines. The waves are also drawn on the grip section.
The whale is boldly placed in the detailed waves on a gorgeous background applied urushi lacquer using gold powder, creating a lively and gorgeous finish.

D-17 Long MINAMOTO NO TAMETOMO　

Drawing using colored urushi lacquer to the entire surface of pen. The motif is one scene inspired by the many heroic stories of Minamoto no Tametomo, known as a master archer. Arrows are drawn on the cover using silver Taka Maki-e. The dynamic activities of Minamoto no Tametomo are expressed lively with a variety of colored urushi lacquer on a white urushi lacquer base.
Minamoto no Tametomo is a military commander and historical figure who is the uncle of Minamoto no Yoritomo.

Cigar Piccolo MONSTER CAT

This work was produced in reference to a scary cat that comes tearing through a shoji (paper sliding door) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, an ukiyoe (woodblock print) artist of the Edo period (1603-1868).

When the cap is on, the willow tree looks beautiful through the torn shoji, but when the cap is removed, a skeleton appears in this elaborate work.
While the scary motif of the cat, like a monster cat, is on full display, the overall effect is humorous, and I was able to create a pen filled with the profound charm of cats that is more than just cuteness.

D-17 Long FUJIN & RAIJIN

Cigar Piccolo AYAKASHI

This is a “Ayakashi”, Japanese folk monster, depicts a monster trying to escape by tearing the pen body.
The exposed parts of the underlying fabric of the Negoro style were made to look like a rift. And the monster peeping for outside world from the rift is designed. The vermilion color used for the base and the detailed drawings such as the amulet pasted on the crevices and nails peeking through the gap also enhance the sense of Ayakashi looks.

Cigar Piccolo ONE-EYED JAPANESE DEMON

The pen has been finished with Shu-roiro, and the part around the crack was heaped up with the powder made of dry urushi.

Again, we used Ginyuji technique (method of heaping the picture up with silver powder) for Dokkosho, a talisman used to keep evil spirits away, on the backside of the pen. The monster itself was depicted in Taka maki-e technique. All the details, including the direction of the gaze coming from the crack were carefully discussed with the client.

Cigar Long CRACKS of THE HELL

The image is one of a monster breaking free from being locked up and checking to see if it’s alright to emerge to the outside world. This pen has been finished with what is known as “Shu Koboku”. The irregularities in the surface are first made using Urushi. Another thin layer of Urushi is then added. It is finished with Fuki-Urushi after sprinkling and affixing a Shu(red) pigment.