Colored paper board with silver leaf, water-drying, and mineral pigments. Comes with a box frame. Frame size: 23.3 cm (H) x 31.8 cm (W) x 3 cm (D); total weight including the work: approx. 600 g. The name "Onasu" is said to have taken root in the Muromachi period (1336-1573) when court ladies called it "Onasu" in the language of wives. It is often used as a subject in ink and watercolor paintings, but this work uses the Japanese painting technique of foil stamping to apply silver leaf on the back. The purple eggplants have a good coloring with the silver background. Nihonga" is based on a style of painting that has existed for more than 1,000 years, and the materials used are old, traditional, and historically cultivated. The technique involves painting on Japanese paper, silk, wood, etc., using natural paints such as sumi ink, iwa-enogu (mineral pigments), gofun (gofun), etc., and glue (nikawawa) as an adhesive. Gold and other metal materials (gold leaf, etc.) are also used. Iwa-enogu, made from ores, is a beautiful, sand-like powder. Mizuhigure, made from clay, is a fine, stretchy paint with fine particles. Artificial versions of iwa-enogu and mizuhoshi egur are also made, and are available in a wide variety of colors. Goko, made from shells, is a white pigment with fine particles.
