DANI
TRIO MAKI-E CHINKIN
SHIDARE ZAKURA
(DROOPING CHERRY TREE)
FOUNTAIN PEN
DANI
TRIO MAKI-E CHINKIN
SHIDARE ZAKURA
(DROOPING CHERRY TREE)
FOUNTAIN PEN
DANI
INTERNATIONAL CORP. was founded in 1974, and is a privately-held,
independent California corporation. DANITRIO is our division of designing
and manufacturing fine writing instruments & accessories.
CHINKIN -
Shidare-zakura (Drooping cherry tree)
As Maki-e, Chinkin should start with Okime, the design transcription
onto the finished surface with Urushi first. Then very fine special chisels
are used to carve and trace the lines with sticky Urushi by rubbing into it,
and finally, gold foils or powders or colored Urushi powders are sprinkled
over it and the surface is cleaned by Washi, Japanese paper. Wajima is the
main source of Chinkin which was originally developed in the 13th century,
and it is called Sohkin in China. However, today's Chinkin is quite
different from Chinese Sohkin. Wajima is not the only source for Chinkin.
Chinkin can be found in Fukui Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Okinawa
(Ryukyu), and Aizu of Fukushima Prefecture. They use different designed
varieties of chisels, and yet, Wajima is the most famous for this art.
Designs of Chinkin are made by the following techniques.
1. Ten-bori (carving by point): The size of points could be as small
as only 0.1mm, and it is the only way to make the surface for the design by
chiseling points one by one.
2. Ten-bori no Bokashi (Gradation of point carving): Reducing the
chisel points and changing the space between the points to make the design
with gradation.
3. Ten-bori no Henka (Variation of point carving): To push (Tsuki-nomi)
or draw (Hiki-nomi) the chisel from a point to carve various short lines in
a small space.
4. Suji-bori (Line carving): Short or long, straight or curved lines
can be carved by skillful craftsmen.
5. Katagiri-bori (Carving sharp curved or angle lines): Use a
special chisel to carve strong contrasting lines.
Good Chinkin can be done only on genuine Urushi surface which has a
few special characteristics such as its membrane no manmade "Urushi" has.
DANI
TRIO MAKI-E CHINKIN
SHIDARE ZAKURA
(DROOPING CHERRY TREE)
FOUNTAIN PEN
