This peacock feather-inspired incense container combines maki-e, raden, metalwork, and black urushi lacquer. When opened, vibrant colours from raden and hyōmon techniques shine, with gold powder adding a red shimmer to blue and green.
Yasuhiro Asai is a craftsman specialising in urushi, or Japanese lacquer. He is dedicated to preserving the 1300-year-old maki-e technique, using only ...