This gorgeous lacquered hanko is decorated with a flower motif featuring the Lily of the Valley. In Japanese, this flower is called suzuran (すずらん、鈴蘭), because the flower is like a bell and the leaves look like an orchid. In Hanakotoba (花言葉), the Japanese language of flowers, Lily of the Valley carries the meaning of being “sweet.” It is favored by those who are pure and modest.
In addition to the beautiful flower motif, the name of the flower is gilded on the hanko.
Makie is a unique Japanese lacquerware art, and is one of the most popular hanko styles in Japan. This style began during the Nara period (8th century). Patterns are drawn in lacquer, then powdered with gold, silver or tin, and then colored powders are gently sprinkled over the patterns to add color and dimension, as if sowing seeds. The “Maki” in “Makie” means to sow, a reference to this action.
The main body is made from the horn of the Asian Water Buffalo.
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