Overview
Make your own piece of real Japanese lacquerware decorated with gold, and take it home the same day. Maki-e is a 1,000-year-old art: designs are painted in urushi, a natural lacquer made from tree sap, then dusted with gold powder. An artisan can spend weeks on one piece. You'll make yours in 1 hour on a genuine lacquered plate with real lacquer, not a synthetic substitute, taught by an artisan trained under a Living National Treasure, with an English-speaking guide translating. Choose your experience: - Workshop only (1 hr) – perfect for a busy schedule - Workshop + Ukiyo-e Walk (2 hrs) – while your piece sets, walk old Shinagawa-juku and compare Hiroshige and Hokusai prints with the same spots today
- Guidance from a professional maki-e artisan
- All materials (paints, gold powder, brushes)
- A piece of traditional Japanese lacquerware
- An English-speaking guide
