Wood wax lacquer - Kijiro-nuri

...During the Edo period, the techniques also diversified, and in addition to the traditional flat coloring, the coloring technique of ungen coloring included okiage coloring, in which the lines of the pattern were raised with whitewash, and for three-dimensional sculptures, ike coloring, in which lacquer was applied to the entire piece, gold leaf was pressed on, and the borders were blurred and colored. In addition to black and vermilion lacquer, various techniques were used for lacquering, such as wood-based wax lacquer, in which a transparent lacquer was applied so that the base could be seen, and roiro lacquer, which was polished and finished. The coloring patterns included various flowers and plant motifs such as honeysuckle, hosoge, peony, and lotus, natural motifs of clouds and waves, and court motifs such as flower diamonds and rings, as well as phoenixes, heavenly beings, and Karyobinga. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "wood wax lacquering" is listed below.

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…江戸時代にはその手法も多様化し，彩色では繧繝（うんげん）彩色でも従来の平（ひら）彩色のほかに文様の線を胡粉で盛り上げて彩色する置上げ彩色や，立体的な彫刻に対しては全体に漆を塗り，金箔を押してから境をぼかして彩色する生（いけ）彩色などが行われた。漆塗も黒漆や朱漆のほかに，素地が見えるように透明の漆を塗る木地蠟塗，磨いて仕上げる呂色（ろいろ）塗など様々な手法が用いられた。彩色の文様は忍冬（にんどう），宝相華（ほうそうげ），牡丹，蓮華など各種の花や唐草の植物文，雲や波の自然文，花菱，輪違（わちがい）などの有職（ゆうそく）文のほかに，鳳凰，天人，迦陵頻伽（かりようびんが）なども描かれている。…

※「木地蠟塗」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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