Beautiful Japanese Wajima lacquer stand with gold maki-e painting in a nashi-ji background. This particular kind of
nashiji lacquer is know as PEAR skin. The quality is good
though perhaps different from older lacquers in the use of a brownish
nashiji and the colors in the decoration. The use of brown rather than
bright sparkling nashiji was often done in the Taisho (1912-1926) and the beginning of the
Showa eras and was probably intended to invoke a feeling of old lacquer in a
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Japanese hair comb and Kogai hair pin in a Wakasa-nuri Lacquer finish on wood, circa early 1900s. Wakasa-nuri lacquer is a unique urushi lacquer technique that uses stones (coarse to soft) to scrape and reveal different layers of lacquer coatings which are painted on wood using many different colors. The dimensions of the comb are 1 1/4 inches and 3 1/4 inches, pin 5 3/4 inches long.
Japanese comb and hair pin set with the design of weekping willows, chrysanthemums, prunus, waterwheels in gold makie on black lacquer. The design shows the stylization of the 1930s, early Showa.
Dimensions of the comb: 4" x 2 1/8" Kougai hair pin: 6 3/8" long
An exquisite old Japanese hair comb, very practical yet ornamental with the design of wisteria, maki-e and lacquer work on wood (light weight). 4 1/2" in width. Circa, 1920-1940
Quality, Japanese lacquered wood kimono hanger. The hanger comes in the box with the old tissue paper inside. The writings on the box and the tissues (old with lots of storage stains - appeared new in the photos) indicate that it was "Made by Wajima", pre WWII. Wajima lacquer has been know for the best for it's superior quality. Very light (kiri wood inside?). Taisho to early Showa, 1920 to 1940. The condition is new (stayed in the box without being used). 25" long, ...click for details
A Japanese lacquer. This is not something that was made quickly or should I say, "well layered". It comes with a beautiful luster, indescribable. I did not use any oil when I polished it.
