What is Maki-e?

Maki-e is one of the lacquer craft techniques that originated in the Nara period (710-794). Since the Heian period (794-1185), maki-e has been used for furnishings and Buddhist ritual utensils of aristocrats, and warriors and is a traditional decorative technique that has developed uniquely in Japan through the culture of merchants and merchants.Generally, gold and silver powders or colored powders are sprinkled on the surface, and those combined with mother-of-pearl inlays are also included in this category.Even today, it is applied to bowls and other handicrafts, as well as small articles for Buddhist rituals and Sekku dolls, and is probably one of the most familiar traditional crafts for us.

純金泥（金消・金粉）の以外の金属の泥「代用泥」。純金の価格高騰に伴いリクエストが増えています。至善堂自慢の金泥についての特集記事です。

新金泥、本金紛泥、準金泥、白金代用泥や耐変色性の銀泥などを一挙ご紹介します。

Kintsugi, and paintings and crafts of the East and the West… these are some of the major states for the gold powder. With fine particles and smooth texture, Gold Powder has been one of the most popular items throughout our long history. 

This time we did some experiments to answer some of the FAQs regarding gold powder: - How much can you draw with a bag of gold powder? - What are the colour variations of the gold powder? - How much does brass powder go through colour change over time? - Why should we polish the finished piece?

Our original gold paint, Sailing Gold was born in response to the request of Buddhist Alter

craftspeople who traditionally used a lot of gold leaves and powder. Having sold this for over 20

years, it has starred in many other different industries.

Today we would like to introduce the ever-improving and enriching lineup of our gold paint.

We visited the manufacturing site of the gold leaf, which is a modern gold leaf manufacturing method. The carbon paper is used to beat out the top layer, and each piece of paper is sandwiched between pieces of interleaving paper with gold leaf chopsticks.