AGJ Original Maki-e Fountain pen #75 "Pirate ship" Sailor KOP Togidashi Taka Maki-e Kyoto Japan Wa

This AGJ original Maki-e Fountain pen is made by famous Kyoto Maki-e Artisan "Yuri".
This design is an AGJ's original. You can not find anywhere else.
Kyoto Maki-e is the best known Maki-e technique in Japan.
This is original Maki-e fountain pen based on Sailor fountain pen, King of Pen.








Pirate ship : Taka Maki-e
Flag: Silver powders, Black urushi
Sail: Black Urushi, Spread Black urushi on silver powders
Horn, Eye ball: Gold powders
Fang, Stomach, Dorsal fin: Silver powders


Wave : Taka Maki-e, Hira Maki-e
Wavy line: Gold powders
Surging sea, Splash: Silver powders




Pirate ship : Taka Maki-e
Flag: Silver powders, Black urushi
Sail: Black Urushi, Spread Black urushi on silver powders
Abalone, Gold powders, Silver powders








Wave : Hira Maki-e
Gold powders, Silver powders


Obi : Taka Maki-e
Background : Colored Urushi lacquer
Ground: Silver powders
Skulls and bones: Gold powders


Seagull : Taka Maki-e
Beak and legs: Gold powders
Eye: Gold powders
Eye ball: Black Urushi
Eye area: Vermilion urushi
Lines of fur coat: Gold powder
Body: Spread colored urushi on silver powders
Jewel: Silver powders


Jewel box : Taka Maki-e
Gold powders, Abalone shell, Black Urushi
Sand beach : Hira Maki-e
Sand beach: Colored urushi and Plartinum powders
Scattered Jewelry: Abalone shell


Sand beach : Hira Maki-e
Sand beach: Colored urushi and Plartinum powders
Scattered Jewelry: Abalone shell
Artist's name: Platinum powders


Artist's name: Platinum powders


Compass : Hira Maki-e
Gold powders


Sand beach: Colored urushi and Plartinum powders
Scattered Jewelry: Abalone shell

Hira Maki-e
1. Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Gold powder, Seikin: Alloy of Gold, Silver powder, Hirame and so on
3. Coated by Uwazuri and Black urushi
4. Polish by polishing and grindstone powders

Togidashi Maki-e (Mainly used for finishing evenly the background)
1. Urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle Gold powder, Seikin: Alloy of Gold, Silver powder, Hirame and so on
3. Coated thickly by Nashiji and Black urushi
4. Burnished the urushi lacquer by charcoal
5. Polish by polishing and grindstone powders

• When coarse gold/silver/Hirame/Seikin powders are sprinkled, put a luster by burnished.
• After togidashi maki-e, Togidashi Hira maki-e is decorated Hira maki-e on togidashi maki-e.
• After togidashi maki-e, Togidashi Taka maki-e is decorated Taka maki-e on togidashi maki-e.
• Burnishing is needed when coarse powders are sprinkled.

Taka Maki-e
1. The design is created using urushi lacquer
2. Sprinkle charcoal/Silver powders to raise the layer
3. Dry
4. Spread urushi twice to make the layer thicker
5. Sprinkle gold/silver/Hirame/Seikin powders
6. Coat by Urushi
7. Burnish
8. Polish

• Charcoal powder: Show a soft feeling
• Silver powder: Feel solid

Tsukegaki Maki-e
1. Spread Urushi lacquer thickly
2. Sprinkle gold powder
3. Gold powders sink due to thick urushi
4. Do Togidashi
5. Gold powders shine
6. Polish