Suimengetsu "水面月" Hongin Hyouwarekawari "本銀氷割変り" Square Plate Yakihaku Kuroji Cup "漆磨 SHI-MOA" is a brand

"漆磨 SHI-MOA" is a brand that fuses the metalworking techniques of Tsubame City in Niigata Prefecture with the traditional craft of "Yamanaka Lacquerware" from Kaga City in Ishikawa Prefecture

where it greatly influenced art movements such as Art Nouveau in France

a traditional Yamanaka lacquer technique called "fuki-urushi" (wiped lacquer) is applied

and adorned with hand-painted underglaze and overglaze decoration

and the back of the neck

Suimengetsu "水面月" Hongin Hyouwarekawari "本銀氷割変り" Square Plate Yakihaku Kuroji Cup "漆磨 SHI-MOA" is a brandThis is a work by Noboru Yamada, a traditional craftsman. The skills of Noboru Yamada, a Kyoto kimono gold leaf artisan, have been captured in this glass vessel. As each piece is handmade, no two are exactly alike. Hongin Hyouwarekawari "" describes a decorative technique where high purity silver leaf () is treated to create an ice crackle pattern () and then further modified in some unique way () before being applied to a surface. This technique