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Just finished another pen, "Kiseru" type with Nouvelle Negoro Urushi finish
Umi Negoro Nuri (Ocean Green) acquerware with an undercoat of black lacquer covered by a coat of green lacquer This term originates from Negoro-ji, a temple in Kishu.
First the foundations and 5 intermediate layers of black urushi "nakanuri" are applied. Every layer has to dry for 24 hours in the drying chamber "furô" under constant temperature of 25°C and humidity of 80%. Before a new layer is brushed on, the previous layer has to be ground smooth. The 6th layer of black nakanuri is roughly apllied with the brush. Then 3 layers of pigmented green "umi" urushi are applied, always dried in the "furô" and ground before the next layer is applied. Then the red layers are ground with abrasive paper and water up to grit 5000 to release the black urushi underneath.
Then the surface is pre-polished called "dôzuri" with rapseed oil and "tonoko" a fine burned clay powder and soft cotton. After the lacquer is carefully cleaned from the oil, the final polishing process "roiro shiage" takes place starting with "dôzuri", rubbing transparent high quality "kijiomi urushi" onto the surface and wiping completely off again with paper and dried in the furô for 24 hours. This process is repeated 8 times because the "kijiomi urushi" has to saturate the pigments on the surface. Then the lacquer surface is polished with rapseed oil and polishing powder "migako" and the finger tips. After the parts have been cleaned carefully, again "kijomi urushi" is rubbed on and wiped off completely. After 24 hours the surface is again polished with rapseed oil and migako. Then "kijiomi urushi" is rubbed on again and after 24 hours the lacquer is polished hard with "migako" and soft deer skin or the palms of the hands to achieve the beautiful glossy red color. With the time urushi is becoming clearer and the color more bright.
Production time is one month.
Umi Negoro Nuri (Ocean Green) acquerware with an undercoat of black lacquer covered by a coat of green lacquer This term originates from Negoro-ji, a temple in Kishu.
First the foundations and 5 intermediate layers of black urushi "nakanuri" are applied. Every layer has to dry for 24 hours in the drying chamber "furô" under constant temperature of 25°C and humidity of 80%. Before a new layer is brushed on, the previous layer has to be ground smooth. The 6th layer of black nakanuri is roughly apllied with the brush. Then 3 layers of pigmented green "umi" urushi are applied, always dried in the "furô" and ground before the next layer is applied. Then the red layers are ground with abrasive paper and water up to grit 5000 to release the black urushi underneath.
Then the surface is pre-polished called "dôzuri" with rapseed oil and "tonoko" a fine burned clay powder and soft cotton. After the lacquer is carefully cleaned from the oil, the final polishing process "roiro shiage" takes place starting with "dôzuri", rubbing transparent high quality "kijiomi urushi" onto the surface and wiping completely off again with paper and dried in the furô for 24 hours. This process is repeated 8 times because the "kijiomi urushi" has to saturate the pigments on the surface. Then the lacquer surface is polished with rapseed oil and polishing powder "migako" and the finger tips. After the parts have been cleaned carefully, again "kijomi urushi" is rubbed on and wiped off completely. After 24 hours the surface is again polished with rapseed oil and migako. Then "kijiomi urushi" is rubbed on again and after 24 hours the lacquer is polished hard with "migako" and soft deer skin or the palms of the hands to achieve the beautiful glossy red color. With the time urushi is becoming clearer and the color more bright.
Production time is one month.
