Nakaya Maki-e Kissho Tsuikin "A Flying Dragon"(飛龍) 1
Nakaya has completed a brand new dragon by using the Ryukyu(Okinawa) Tsuikin technique.
The Ryukyu Tsuikin has been founded by using a hint of the Tsuishu technique from the 1700's.
In Tsuishu technique, a craftsman rubs several colors of Urushi lacquer ware into the layer and engraves it to express an accumurated colors. Ryukyu Tsukin technique, a craftsman mixes pigment with Urushi like a rice cake and makes a shape. After that, the craftsman cuts using a knife one by one and pastes it to the body of the pen.
The body is Ebonite, lacquer ware is Wajima roiro finish.

The base model is Nakaya Cigar long size, the 1st edition of this artwork used a portable size and showing the entire body of the dragon.

Hand-painted Maki-e converters are also available - click here for details.


The Nakaya nib, imprinted Nakata, the family name of the manufacturer is made of solid 14K gold.

Each of these nibs is suitable for our customization to extra flexible. The medium and broad tip can be customized by us into cursive italic, stub or oblique points.

For Nakaya nib options please click here.

Our price is $2000
 
 

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