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Kodaimonyo (An ancient design). The base is heavily sprinkled gold powder, and the design uses beautiful Tsukegaki technique and finished with Togidashi. The gold powdersand gold mixed with silver... (more...)

Sanjo Ohashi (Sanjo Bridge)The Sanjo Bridge, built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was located at Third Street over Kamo River in Kyoto. If travelers went to Edo (Tokyo) from Kyoto, this bridge was the fir... (more...)

Wind-god vs. Thunder-god. This is a popular theme for paintings in Japan. The most famous paintings of the theme were painted by Ogata Korin and Tawaraya Sotatsu on folding screens. The myth origi... (more...)

This is one of the four animals DaniTrio selected for this series painted by Kogaku. Every piece is made with techniques of Taka Maki-e, Togidashi Maki-e with pure gold and platinum. Also blue s... (more...)

Ujigawa-no Tatakai (The Battle at Uji River). This battle is also known as "The Race at Ujigawa" in 1183, a race between Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajiwara Kagesue who would be first to cross Uji Ri... (more...)

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