Makie experience taught by Mr. Takashima who has many years of experience as a traditional craftsman of Echizen lacquerware with a history of 1500 years.
Why don’t you learn this traditional technique which Japan boasts directly from a skilled craftsman?
The experience
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★ What is Makie?
It is the technique of lacquering when you draw the picture with a Makie brush dipped lacquer and spread and paint gold powder, silver powder, etc. on it.
It is Japanese traditional crafts.
★ Flow of experience
You can experience the Makie paintings while receiving gentle instruction from Mr. Takashima, a traditional craftsman!
1.Select your favorite pattern from the sample.
2.Transfer the pattern you have selected to the plate of the lacquerware.
3.Draw a picture with a brush using the transferred design as a guide.
4.Spread metal powder on it.
5.Please wait until it dries. It takes about one hour to dry to the extent which you can bring back home.
6.Hand over the work.
★ Instructor profile : Seijiro Takashima
Engaged in the current work from 1955.
Recognized as a traditional craftsman in 1989.
Shishiai Togidashi Makie Award history: Fukui Prefecture beauty exhibition governor’s award 2 times
Other several times Echizen Lacquerware Exhibition President’s Award, Chamber of Commerce Award, FBC Director Award, etc.
The 43rd Japan Folk Art Exhibition Excellence Award
Review
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I was happy to participate in this program. Good experience about “MAKIE”
You can experience painting “MAKIE”, a kind of Japanese traditional dish!
I was very happy to participate in this workshop.
Mr. Takashima who gave me a guidance this time is a traditional craftsman who has rich experience.
He gave me specific advice one by one to my question such as “I would like to draw the waves of the Sea of Japan, but what should I do for it … ” etc.
He also taught me how to put colors and put gold which I cannot think of myself.
While his being passed on from the good old days, he was tolerant of new things, and he was happy to respond to my own way of thinking as “Why don’t you try it?”
Thanks to that, I was able to know well how much labor Makie takes which I had seen casually so far.
In the previous statement, it was written as “Select your favorite pattern from the sample”, but I could design myself this time, therefore he gave me enough time to think about the design.
You can also choose your favorite pattern from the sample.
Moreover, If you would like to paint a pattern that you thought, ask if it is possible or not, and then I thought that it would be better to think about the approximate your own pattern in advance.
I appreciate kind response of the host.
Also, there were many workshops in the nearby Kawada, which are called “Nokishita koubou” and you can visit them, etc., therefore it was also very fun to walk around the city of Kawada on the day after the experience.
When I have another chance, I do want to visit again considering this experience.
One piece of memory, I will use it carefully♪ Thank you very much.
Reservation
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