Basically,
Tame-nuri (Ta as tag, me as met ) uses Suki Urushi, transparent
(actually rather translucent) Urushi painted over the colored Urushi,
which was already painted as the interim layer. If the Shu (red)
Urushi was painted as the base color, and then, the transparent
Urushi is painted, it is called Shu Tame-nuri or Shu-dame. And if
Kuro (black) Urushi was painted first, and then, the transparent
Urushi was painted over it, it is called Kuro-dame. After the trasparnet
Urushi was painted, it will be finished by Togidashi or Hana-nuri.
Togidahi uses different materials for polishing and burnishing repeatedly
until the luster is brought out to the result they want. It is very
time consuming, painstaking work. Hana-nuri means painted without
those repeated working by polishing and burnishing in order to bring
the luster out. Instead, Hana-nuri uses oiled Urushi in the beginning
which helps the Urushi naturally shine after it is dried. Hana-nuri
is a much simpler method of Urushi painting, though it won't be
as shiny as the Urushi finished with Togidashi. This natural shiny
look is more popular than Togidashi especially among the tea ceremony
society in Japan.
We must decide in the beginning whether this Tame-nuri should be
finished with Togidashi or Hana-nuri, because if we want to finish
with Togidashi, oil free Urushi must be used, while oiled Urushi
should be used for Hana-nuri. The reason for this is because oiled
Urushi will help Urushi naturally shine, but it should not be used
when it needs to be polished or burnished. And oil free Urushi is
good for polishing and burnishing.
There is no 100% transparent Urushi. The clearest Urushi still has
a light brown or amber color. The interesting thing with Tame-nuri
is when the transparent Urushi is painted over the color Urushi,
the color will change because this transparent Urushi is NOT 100%
transparent like man-made "Urushi" which is 100% clear.
The specialness
of Urushi is that the Urushi has a layer of membrane and the color
of the layer will be lighter and shinier, and the Tame-nuri will
look lighter and shinier within several months to a year.
Our Tame-nuri collection has become very popular, because of the
matchless quality crafted by our Maki-e artist, Mr. Koichiro Okazaki.
This Tame-nuri
is available on three different pens:
On Mikado Pens.
(Eye dropper shut-off filling system with #8 18k gold nibs)
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On Densho Pens.
(Eye dropper shut-off filling system with #6 18k gold nibs)
On Takumi Pens.
(Cartridge/Converter filling system with #6 18k gold nibs)
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| Model |
MSRP
In U.S. |
Artist |
| TA-2EC,
Tame-nuri with clip |
$950.00 |
Kogaku |
| TA-2E,
Tame-nuri without clip |
$900.00 |
Kogaku |
| TA-10,
Tame-nuri with clip |
$800.00 |
Kogaku |
| TA-5,
Tame-nuri with clip |
$700.00 |
Kogaku |
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