[Japanese ancient art] Makie lacquerware with Tang grass pattern, fire bowl type incense burner, lying incense burner, wood tire lacquer ware

**Makie Lacquerware** Lacquerware has a luxurious and noble visual style. It is called maki-e to decorate lacquerware with gold powder or silver powder and colored lacquer. Makie technique appeared in the Heian period of Japan. It was originally a royal item for princes and nobles. It began to spread to ordinary townspeople in the Edo period and became an indispensable treasure for wealthy merchants and banquets. Makie is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique. "Maki" means "sprinkling", which can be said to be a technique of painting with powder. Using the adhesiveness of lacquer when it is half-dry, various powders are sprinkled on the surface. to produce a variety of colors.