Also called chinkinbori 沈金彫. A technique
developed in aizunuri 会津塗 that involves cutting a design into a lacquered
surface, applying a thin layer of lacquer into the incised lines, then applying
gold foil, gold dust or colored dust over the soft lacquer to form a contrast
with the ground. When the lacquer dries, the gold is cemented into the incised
design. Introduced from China to Japan in the Muromachi period; Wajima lacquer
ware, wajima chinkin 輪島沈金 was further developed in the later Edo period. |