{"id":43015,"date":"2026-03-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum?page_id=43015"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:01:30","slug":"shigotobacase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/en\/architecture\/shigotobacase","title":{"rendered":"MATSUDA Gonroku\u2019s Maki-e Studio; Related Materials and Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>This is a display of tools, materials, and other items actually used by Matsuda Gonroku to produce his lacquerware. The theme of the display changes periodically.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/momat2023.10_117-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">Photo\uff1aNoriyuki Ikeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special display: Gazing at Nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Date: March 20-June 14, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-gray-download\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/61dbfee58d3a16e38fbd82fbf985e03e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n            List of Works \uff08English\uff09        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff0aThe Arabic numerals in the commentaries indicate the numbers on the acrylic cubes in the showcases.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_37ec24de054685ea74ccc929dc4f7bed\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_37ec24de054685ea74ccc929dc4f7bed\"\n                class=\"momat-anchors__sp-header\">\n            <span class=\"heading\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">Open<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text close\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Close<\/span>\n            <span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"nav-block_37ec24de054685ea74ccc929dc4f7bed\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#section-01\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Left showcase\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Left showcase                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section-02\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Middle showcase\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Middle showcase                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#section-03\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Right showcase\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Right showcase                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-01\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Left showcase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1st shelf from the top<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image01-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>MATSUDA Gonroku\u2019s tools<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Since early times, tools used by master artists show original improvements. Those who have mastered an art, including craftspeople, have an excellent aptitude. They have improved their tools rationally, creatively, and beautifully.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2015\u2015\u2015From&nbsp;<em>The Book of URUSHI&nbsp;<\/em>by&nbsp;MATSUDA Gonroku<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Spatulas and Brushes<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Spatulas are used for groundwork preparation, and lacquer coating and compounding. Made of metal, bamboo, wood, or whalebone, different types of spatulas are used for different purposes depeding on material hardness and tool elasticity. Each artist defines shapes of spatulas according to his purposes. At times he produces one himself. \u3000In Tokyo wooden spatulas are made of cypress, while magnolia, \u201ckatsura,\u201d and peegee hydrangea are used in Wajima and other regions. There are various types of brushes for different purposes such as coating, undercoating and final coating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1\uff1a<em>Kujira <\/em>bera: Made of baleen of baleen whale,&nbsp;<em>kujira bera<\/em>&nbsp;(lit. whale spatula) is very flexible and indispensable for a neat finish of the coating edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2\uff1aBrush modeled after one from the Heian period discovered during the restoration of Chuson-ji Temple\u2019s Golden Hall. Made by lacquer-brush maker Izumi Seikichi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3\uff1aSpatula made of cypress bark. Can be used also as a brush. Made in Wajima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4\uff1aBrushes used only for final coating. The recommended lacquer brush is one that uses human hair, particularly that of women. Because bristles fill the handle up to its end, you can use the brush even after the bristles wear off by shaving off the handle like sharpening a pencil. There are faint tooth marks on the handle made when the artist held the brush in his mouth to use both hands for other tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5\uff1aBrushes used only for undercoating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6\uff1aBrushes for fine application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7\uff1aSmall brushes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8\uff1a<em>Ashirai kebo<\/em>&nbsp;(lit. treatment brush): A kind of brush made of fur of horses, weasels, or squirrels for sprinkling gold\/silver dust particles. Used for achieving fine shadings with&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>&nbsp;particles. Artists use various&nbsp;<em>ashirai kebo<\/em>&nbsp;with different thickness and length depending on purposes and particle volume.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2nd shelf of the Left showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image02.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image02-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><em>Maki-e<\/em>&nbsp;brushes, powder pipes, etc.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>9\uff1aTortoiseshell spatula for washing&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>&nbsp;brushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10\uff1aBrushes for&nbsp;\u201c<em>hikkaki<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;(scratching) made of wire of different sizes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image03.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image03-100x200.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>11\uff1a<em>Bunmawashi<\/em>&nbsp;(compass): A tool to draw a circle, it can hold a&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>&nbsp;brush instead of a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12\uff1a<em>Kenki<\/em>&nbsp;(dog\u2019s fang): A tool with a dog\u2019s fang at the tip. In&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>, in the final polishing after sprinkling gold or silver powder, the tool is used to polish detailed parts where the polishing charcoal cannot reach.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13\uff1a<em>Taiki<\/em>&nbsp;(sea bream tooth): A tool with a tooth of a sea bream at the tip. When making a raised&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>, the tool is used to polish impressions that cannot be reached with a finger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-13\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image04.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image04-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>14\uff1aVarious&nbsp;<em>maki-e fude<\/em>&nbsp;(decoration brushes): Because&nbsp;<em>maki-e fude<\/em>&nbsp;are used with viscid lacquer, their bristles are longer (usually 2.5 cm or so) than those of painting brushes. This, however, leaves them flexible and difficult to control. Hairs of rats and cats are mostly used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-16\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image05.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image05-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>15\uff1a<em>Fun-zutsu<\/em>&nbsp;(powder pipe):&nbsp; Thin pipes are used to sprinkle gold or silver powder in&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>. One end of the pipe is diagonally cut at roughly 45 degrees and the cut is covered with a piece of&nbsp;<em>sha<\/em>&nbsp;cloth, or, for very fine gold powder, thin silk. There are two types: bamboo (for coarse, larger powders; cut between the bamboo joints and shaved to be as thin and light as possible); and bird quill (for finer powders; made of swan or crane quills). A variety of results are possible depending on how the pipes are shaken, the angle, and the distance from the surface. In anticipation, the artist will make the pipes manually and prepare multiple versions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>\u261e&nbsp;<em>Structure of maki-e fude<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>maki-e fude<\/em>&nbsp;are structured so that the bristles are removable. The picture shows that the bristles have been removed from the ferrule. The heel of the bundle of hairs is tightly tied, doubly or triply, and can then be moved in or out to adjust the length of the belly. With a long belly and sufficient lacquer, a long line can be drawn. Adjusting the bristles to be shorter allows small, precise movements, such as the drawing of tiny circles. Usually, to avoid frequent adjustments, the belly of each new&nbsp;<em>fude (fude-oroshi)<\/em>&nbsp;is decided when the artist begins to use it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Care of&nbsp;<em>maki-e fude<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After a&nbsp;<em>maki-e fude<\/em>&nbsp;is used, it is cleaned before the lacquer dries, using non-drying oil such as seed oil and a spatula for the purpose, called an&nbsp;\u201c<em>arai hera<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;(see Exhibit No. 9). If the&nbsp;<em>fude<\/em>&nbsp;is left in a state where the bristles are bent, the belly, too, is bent and becomes useless. The brush must be treated with the utmost care so that the bristles are always straight. The belly must also be maintained with oil to prevent it from getting dry; the oil must be removed with alcohol before it is used. Care of tools before and after production is essential in&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em>&nbsp;work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"994\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image06.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image06.png 994w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image06-200x54.png 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image06-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Research Center for Cultural Property Conservation and New Creative Technologies, Faculty of Art and Design, University of Toyama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3rd shelf of the Left showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-20\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image07.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image07-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br>Tools<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>16\uff1aKnives used to shave a spatula or scrape off dry lacquer, called a lacquerer\u2019s knife&nbsp;<em>(nushi-gatana)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17\uff1a<em>Yari-kan\u2019na<\/em>&nbsp;(spear plane): A tool to plane wood, used for smoothing the surface of wood prior to the Momoyama Era. The resulting surface, however, seeming smooth at a glance, looks actually something like having been finished with a chisel. Recognizing this, in turn, as something of \u201cindescribable beauty of form,\u201d MATSUDA Gonroku adopted use of<em>&nbsp;yari-kan\u2019na<\/em>&nbsp;in his work. Since the Keicho Era\u3000(1596 \u2013 1615), when the current type of plane \u2013 a cutter attached to spline \u2013 appeared, woodwork techniques have progressed substantially.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-23\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image08.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image08-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>18\uff1aChisels and cutting knives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4th shelf of the Left showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Articles owned and used by the artist&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>19\uff1aFelt hat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20\uff1aWristwatch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21\uff1aWriting utensils<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22\uff1aGlasses<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-02\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Middle showcase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1st shelf of the middle showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>36\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, &#8220;Serving dishes, pine design, <em>maki-e<\/em>\u201d, c.1966\u3000*two of a set of six dishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2nd shelf of the middle showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>37\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, &#8220;Incense case of <em>ikkan-bari <\/em>work, plum blossom design, <em>maki-e<\/em>\u201d, 1943<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>38\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, &#8220;Tea caddy, mandarin duck design, <em>maki-e<\/em>\u201d, 1945<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>39\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, &#8220;Tea caddy of zelkova wood, cherry blossom design, <em>maki-e<\/em>\u201d, c.1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3rd shelf of the middle showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>40\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, &#8220;A set of cigarette case and ash trays, crane design, <em>maki-e<\/em>\u201d, c.1955<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-29\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"908\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image09.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image09.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image09-200x192.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/shigotobacase-image09-768x738.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The powder cabinet (the body of the cabinet is shown in the studio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>A drawer of powder cabinet<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2nd and 3rd drawers of the cabinet were removed by the artist and used beside him as powder trays during his <em>maki-e<\/em> work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23\uff1a<em>Fun-chin<\/em>: A paperweight for holding folded-paper packages of <em>maki-e<\/em> gold and silver powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24\uff1a<em>Fun-saji<\/em>: A small spoon for spooning <em>maki-e<\/em> gold and silver powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25\uff1a<em>Fun-zutsu<\/em>: Powder pipe made of a bird quill (see also Exhibit No. 15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>26\uff1a<em>Tsume-ban<\/em>: A small palette for lacquer when working on<em> maki-e<\/em>. It is worn on the left-hand thumb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27\uff1a<em>Ashirai-kebo<\/em> (treatment brush): When sprinkling powder in <em>maki-e<\/em>, the brush is used for sweeping the powder in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28\uff1a<em>Harai-kebo<\/em>: A brush used to remove dust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-03\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Right showcase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1st shelf of the right showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>41\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, &#8220;Square tray, peony design, <em>maki-e<\/em>\u201d, 1983<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2nd shelf of the right showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>42\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, Design diaries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3rd shelf of the right showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>43\uff1aMATSUDA Gonroku, Sketchbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4th shelf of the right showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials used for&nbsp;<em>maki-e<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29\uff1aTurbo marmoratus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30\uff1aAbalone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31\uff1aMexican abalone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>32\uff1aShell sheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>33\uff1aEgg shell (Quail)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>34\uff1aIvory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>35\uff1aVarious materials for <em>hyomon<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n    <div class=\"momat-button-arrow\">\n        <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/en\/architecture\/shigotoba\">\n            The Matsuda Gonroku\u2019s Maki-e Studio        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a display of tools, materials, and other items actually used by Matsuda Gonroku to produce his lacquerware. 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