maki-e
maki-e · maki-e
A style of Japanese lacquerware made with gold or silver sprinkled on wet lacquerA style of Japanese lacquerware made with gold or silver sprinkled on wet lacquer.
Meaning
2 sensesA style of Japanese lacquerware made with gold or silver sprinkled on wet lacquer.
An object decorated with this style of lacquer.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 蒔絵 (maki e, literally “sown picture; scatter picture”).Borrowed from Japanese 蒔絵 (maki e, literally “sown picture; scatter picture”).
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