Manu Propria Pens - Kimono

[manupropria]

I recently noticed that Bonham's offers a Dunhill Namiki Fountain Pen from the 1930's with an interesting "Kawarinuri" experimental Urushi lacquer. The description says rather amateurish that its Maki-e but it's a Kawarinuri.

Maki-e is one of many techniques within the Urushi trade. Maki = Sprinkling, e = picture. Kawarinuri pens are rare to be found in Auctions.

However, since my work is focussed on rediscovering old and developing new Urushi techniques I tried to recreate a copy.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/190...33ZFo5icXbvSOM

Best regards,

Martin

 

[FGarbrecht]

Hi Martin, beautiful pen! I believe I like your version more than the one that is up for auction. Does 'kawarinuri' just mean experimental lacquer, or is there some other more specific technical meaning to the word?
BTW - I noticed I can't open your website the last couple of days. Is it down?

 

[manupropria]

Hi there,

Kawari-Nuri" is experimental lacquer but also called "Saya-Nuri" sword sheeth lacquer.
In early Edo Period the Shogunate banned the use of Maki-e for the lower classes.
This was the beginning of Kawarinuri. The lacquer artisans started to create striking lacquer versions being applied on sword sheeths of low ranking Samurai.
Website: I missed to pay the 15.- annual fee to the host, no idea how this happened.
It will be up again within short

 

[Alan Morrison]

Another masterpiece, Martin.
Alan

 

[Teodor]

Really beautiful, I saw this one long time ago and still thinking on how to make it.

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[Penultimate]

Beautiful, the red looks like lava.


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