the
craftsman’s
touch

Maki-e (sprinkled picture) is a technique
in which pictures,
motifs or letters are drawn with lacquer,
and metal powder,
such as of gold or platinum,
is “sprinkled” before the lacquer dries
to secure the design on the ware surface.

漆を高く盛り上げる立体的な表現や
貝を文様の形に切ったものを貼る螺鈿(らでん)が特徴の
加賀の伝統技法「高蒔絵」

Kogaku

With the hope of transmitting the good old Japanese traditions to posterity,
we have been pursuing the way of jewelry expression.
It was at that time that we met a Maki-e artist,
Mr. Kogaku, who established a method to secure lacquer on precious metals.

MAKIEジュエリーは、デザイン画に忠実に、かつ感情豊かに表現をしてくれる
蒔絵作家と私たちとの共同制作によって作られました

makie

Especially in Kaga, it is characterized by
the 3-dimensional expression
called “Takamakie”, which involves highly
building up the lacquer,
and by the heavy use of “Raden” by
which silver-lipped pearl oyster or
abalone is cut out into decorative pieces
and glued on the lacquered ware.

奈良・平安時代より受け継がれてきた
美しく奥ゆかしき「蒔絵」という伝統を守り伝えたい
MAKIEはそんな想いから生まれたジュエリーです