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Aventurine is a form of quartzite,
characterised by its
translucency and the
presence of
platy mineral inclusions that give it a
shimmering or glistening...
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continues along part of the scabbard. The
scabbard is
decorated in gold
nashiji (gold
flakes suspended in
transparent lacquer) and the
metal ****ings are...
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Tachi forged by
Bizen Osafune Sukesada, 1515.
Scabbard in aogai-
nashiji lacquer, gold decorations.
Tokyo National Museum.
Tachi mountings decorated...
- Tea
container (natsume) with phoenix,
Nashiji ground with gold maki-e, 19th century...
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Incense container, wood
covered in
black lacquer with gold
nashiji and takamaki-e lacquer,
gilded copper ****ings, a
design of plum
blossoms by a stream...
- but pre-mixed with iron
hydroxide to
produce a
black coloured lacquer.
Nashiji-urushi (梨子地漆) is the
transparent lacquer but
mixed with
gamboge to create...
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surrounded by "aventurine" or "bronzine", a
European imitation of the ****anese
nashiji technique. The
first floor features a
polychrome decoration with a legend...
- wide mihaba. Tantō were
normal sized with
slight uchi-zori. The
jihada is
nashiji-hada of
finest quality,
dense small grain mokume-hada
mixed with chikei...
- Kenkyū era (1190–1199)
Lacquered wood with
mother of
pearl pearskin (梨子地,
nashiji) decoration, gilt
bronze ****ings
Osaka Habikino Konda HachimanguKonda...
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makie on
nashiji lacquer ground,
signed Hidechika "Tachi
sword with mounting"
Itomakitachi type with
hollyhock crest design in
makie on
nashiji lacquer...
