…polished down to show them; taka-maki-e, decoration in bold relief; hiramaki-e, decoration in low relief: rō-iro, polished black; chinkin-bori, engraved lacquer; kirikane, square dice of sheet gold or silver, inserted separately on the surface; and raden, inlaid shell and

The taka-maki-e technique employs a mixture of lacquer putty, white lead, lampblack, powder, camphor, and gold or silver foil in relief against a lacquer ground. In the nashiji method, numerous layers of lacquer, each sprinkled with tiny flakes of gold or silver, are superimposed and polished…

The takamaki-e technique consists of building decorative motifs with a mixture of lacquer putty, white lead, lampblack, camphor, and gold or silver foil in relief against a lacquer ground. In the togidashi method the decorative motif is drawn in lacquer, sprinkled with gold or silver flakes,…