Byakudan-nuri

Sprinkling Kin-Dei (gold powders mixed with glue) or Gin-Dei (Silver powders mixed with glue), gold or silver foils all over the surface and final coat with clear Urushi  to finish called Byakudan-nuri.  Please refer to Byakudan-nuri Section.

KW5-13
KW5-14

Ishime-kinji

Use very small size gold powders to thinly sprinkle onto the surface and in several minutes later sprinkle again with much more heavily to make surface rough.   Or use smaller sizes of gold powders to sprinkle over the surface first, and then, use larger sizes to follow later to make the surface uneven like the surface of stone called Ishimeji.   And make the surface with all gold powders this way called Ishime-kinji.

IS2EC-RD
IS2EC-BK
IS2EC-BL
IS2E-BG

Iwahada-nuri

KY-14

Nami-nuri

This Nami-nuri (Wavy Look) painted with brushes and then, the gold powder was sprinkled in gradation way.

KW5-3RD
KW5-3BK
KW5-3BL
KW5-3TL
KW5-3PU
KW5-3WN

Nashiji-nuri

Nashiji-nuri Variation: Nashiji-nuri use fine size gold powders to sprinkle on base already painted with Urushi in black or other colors and burnished. And the surface is covered with clear Urushi and it is burnished until the coating just thick enough to keep the powders underneath and shiny. The look is like the skin of pear (Nashi) and that's why they call it Nashiji-nuri. But the craftsmen always like to do something new and different. So they use flattened gold powders called Hirame which is larger then Nashiji powders sprinkle on the surface as Nashiji does, but the coatings will be burnished until the Hirame shows up from the beneath. The Hirame will look even shinier than Nashiji and since the powders are larger than Nashiji, the effect will be more visible.

Then, the craftsmen like to try something else more between these different powders and techniques and some other materials such as abalone shells or eggshells, different types of Urushi,etc. that they will have almost unlimited ideas for these free style pattern works.
And they call all of them "Kawari-nuri". So, they say that so far there are at least 10,000 different Kawari-nuri since 400 years ago.

On Mikado Eye Dropper Pens

KA2E-1BK
KA2E-1RD
KA2E-1GR

On Takumi Cartridge/Converter Pens

KA5-1BK
KA5-1RD
KA5-1GR
KA5-2GR
KA5-2PK

Sabi Urushi

Urushi mixed with polishing powder called Sabi, and use this Sabi as its base. Sabi can make the surface rougher look than Shibo-urushi with different effect.

Ginnami-nuri

Silver wave look painted lines with brushes.  Base making first and use brush to paint with Sabi Urushi wave look lines, and burnished when the Urushi is dried, followed by black Urushi painting. Crude Urushi in black is thinly painted and #7 silver powder is sprinkled after the Urushi is dried. The work is done by repeatedly polished, Roiro-shiage.

KY-16

Take-nuri

Make Sabi Urushi by mixing Urushi with very fine mineral polishing powder to lose the fluid character of Urushi. And use this Sabi-urushi to raise the parts to look like bamboo joints. And use spatula to make the shapes.  Colored Urushi is painted when the Sabi-urushi is dried, and then, the designs can be done by adding some work of Maki-e or carving work on it.

N-911BR (Goma-dake in Brown)

N-911BR

N-911GR (Ao-dake in Green)

N-911GR

N-911GK (Kuro-dake in Black)

N-911GK

N-911RD (Aka-dake in Red)

N-911RD

N-912K (Kin-dake in Gold) with sterling silver clip

N-912K

N-917K (Kin-dake with Maki-e) with sterling silver clip

N-917K

N-917BK (Kuro-dake with Maki-e) with sterling silver clip

N-917BK

N-917GY (Grey with Maki-e) with sterling silver clip

N-917GY

N-917RD (Red with Maki-e) with sterling silver clip

N-917RD

N-917BR (Brown with Maki-e) with sterling silver clip

N-917BR

Sakurakawa-nuri

KW5-6BL
KW5-6BR
KW5-6GR
KW5-6GY
KW5-6TL
KW5-6WN

Shibo Urushi
Shibo-urushi is Urushi mixed with Tofu, the white and gelatin, etc. to lose the fluid character of Urushi.  A Nuri called Seikaiha-nuri was created by Seikai  Kanshichi in the early 17th century. Specially made spatulas were made with comb like head to make wavy patterns on Shibo Urushi when it is still wet was its unique way of painting.   Ikeda Genbei the second use this method to develop Tsugaru-nuri later.  Today’s Wakasa-nuri, Yanagi-nuri, or Kinbotan-nuri, or used with Sabi-urushi depending on the designs.

Use of Clear Urushi and Togidashi
Different color Urushi painted by layer and finish by burnishing.
Tame-nuri.  Please refer to Tame-nuri Section.
Shitan-nuri. Paint to look like red sandal wood.  Paint with Roiro-urushi (high quality Urushi) first, and use small spatula to make lines and then, paint with black, red and wine color Urushi to look like the red sandal wood.

N-204 Frog (Shitan-nuri with a Frog) by Hironobu Okazaki

N-204

Shudame-kasumi-nuri
Paint interim layer with red Urushi and polish the surface smoothly flat.   A brush is used to paint with Chinese ink for the design. Then Roiro-shiage is done after the surface was dried.

Use of Clear Urushi and Gold Foils
Kin Karakusa-nuri
Use of Eggshells or Seashells
Sprinkling fine size powders made eggshells or seashells onto the already painted with Urushi object to make designs. The designs are burnished to complete it.
Rankaku-nuri
Aogai-bijin-nuri

Use of Raising Method
Polish the painted Urushi when it is dried.  And then paint with Urushi to make designs or patterns, which will be raised to finish.
Yazakura-nuri
Nunome-nuri
Okishimo-nuri

Use of seeds or leaves: After Urushi is painted on the base, seeds or leaves are sprinkled on the Urushi and take them off from the Urushi when the Urushi is dried and hardened. Then some colored Urushi is painted and make a pattern and finished by Togidashi, burnishing method.
Tsugaru-nuri
Wakasa-nuri

Use of Various Powders
Use dry Urushi powders or charcoal powders are sprinkled on the already Urushi painted surface before the Urushi is dried and make the surface rough as the face of stones.
Ishimeji
Seido-nuri
Tetsusabi-nuri