Ashmolean Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Glossary:

fundame very fine gold powder densely sprinkled onto wet lacquer, giving a smooth, matt surface

guri alternating layers of coloured lacquer carved in V-shaped cuts to reveal the various layers

hiramaki-e (‘flat sprinkled design’) coloured or metal powders sprinkled onto a wet lacquer ground and usually covered with a protective layer of lacquer

hirame irregularly shaped flakes of gold or silver made by flattening metal filings and scattered onto wet lacquer

kagamibuta netsuke with metal disk

kirigane (‘cut gold’) metal foil (often gold) cut into various shapes and individually set into a lacquer ground

maki-e (‘sprinkled design’) generic term for lacquer decoration using powdered metals sprinkled onto wet lacquer to create a design

nashiji (‘pear skin ground’) tiny, irregularly shaped flakes of gold embedded in amber coloured wet lacquer and then polished to a fine sheen

roiro (‘wax colour’) high quality black lacquer polished to deep gloss

shakudō alloy of copper and gold, patinated to a dark blue-black colour

shibuichi alloy of copper and silver, patinated to a dull grey-green colour

takamaki-e (high relief sprinkled design’) makie technique in which parts of the design are built up with lacquer mixed with charcoal or clay dust

togidashi maki-e (‘sprinkled designs revealed by polishing’) a type of makie in which the sprinkled design is covered with lacquer that is then polished away so that the design reappears flush with the surface

takamaki-e (‘raised sprinkled design’) metal powders sprinkled onto a wet lacquer that has been built up

Inrō with egrets and trees under a crescent moon (EA1956.1745)   Ojime with flowers (EAX.1435)   Netsuke in the form of a monkey grooming (EA1976.34)   Inrō with scroll design, attached to a netsuke and an ojime (EAX.588)

Inrō with fighting cocks, attached to a netsuke and an ojime (EAX.590)   Tobacco pouch, pipe, and case, attached to a netsuke (EA1986.24)   Inrō attached to a tiger-shaped netsuke and an ojime (EAX.597)   Inrō with bird of prey, attached to a bird-shaped netsuke and an ojime (EA1956.1770)

Inrō with animals in a landscape (EA1976.40)   Ojime depicting a Buddhist figure with a dragon (EA1976.41)   Netsuke in the form of a shishi, or lion dog (EA1976.42)   Tonkotsu, or tobacco container, attached to a gourd-shaped netsuke and an ojime (EA1967.127)

Netsuke in the form of a mouse (EA1996.35)   Netsuke in the form of a buffalo and calf (EA1996.29)   Netsuke in the form of a boy rolling a yuki daruma, or snowman (EA1956.1738)

Netsuke in the form of a man (EA1956.3205)   Netsuke in the form of a figure wearing a mask of Okame, a merry Shinto goddess (EA1956.1736)   Netsuke in the form of a Nō actor wearing a mask (EA1996.21)

Netsuke in the form of Fūjin, the god of wind (EA1976.12)   Netsuke in the form of Raiden, the god of thunder (EA1956.1721)   Netsuke in the form of a man making a mat (EA1956.1729)

Netsuke in the form of a rabbit (EA1996.24)   Netsuke in the form of a goat (EA1996.28)

Netsuke in the form of a chestnut (EA1956.3277)   Netsuke depicting a horse caught in a spider's web (EA1956.1710)   Netsuke in the form of an aubergine (EA1956.3206)

Ojime in the form of a seed pod (EA1956.3617)   Ojime in the form of a snail (EA1956.3758)   Ojime in the form of a beetle on a leaf (EA1956.3751)

Ojime in the form of a conch shell (EAX.11315)   Ojime in the form of a crab (EA1956.3023)   Ojime in the form of an octopus (EA1956.3481)

Manjū netsuke depicting Benkei leaping over the warrior Minamoto Yoshitsune (EA2001.51)   Netsuke with masks (EAX.1345)   Manjū netsuke with wasp and berries (EAX.1342)

Ojime in the form of a hatching bird (EA1956.3801)   Ojime in the form of a snake (EA1956.3849)   Ojime in the form of a cat (EAX.11470)

Ojime in the form of a bat (EA1956.3749)   Ojime in the form of a frog on a lotus leaf (EA1956.3425)   Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (EA1978.144)

Ojime in the form of a kettle (EA1956.3370)   Ojime in the form of a fruit basket (EA1956.3491)   Ojime in the form of a geta, or sandal (EA1956.3442)

Lobed ojime with guri decoration (EA1956.3368)   Ojime with maple leaves in relief (EA1956.3438)   Woven bamboo ojime (EA1956.3566)

Netsuke in the form of Sennin, a Daoist immortal (EA1959.81)   Ojime in the form of an aubergine (EAX.11320)   Ojime with autumnal plants (EAX.11265)

Ojime with waves (EA1956.3694)   Ojime in the form of a larch cone (EA1956.3736)   Ojime in the form of a spider on a chestnut (EA1956.3754)

Manjū netsuke with a boy playing with a spinning top (EA2001.36)   Netsuke in the form of a hyottoko mask (EA1956.3266)