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Materials Sciences and Applications, 2013, 4, 138-144 /10.4236/msa.2013.42016 Published Online February 2013 (/journal/msa) Effect of Different Eggshell Powder on Appearance of Eggshell Maki-e 1* Yutaro Shimode , Chieko Narita 2 , Atsushi Endo 2 , Kazushi Yamada 2 1 2 Department of Traditional Arts and Crafts, Kyoto College of Arts and Crafts, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Advanced Fibro-Sci- ence, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan. * Email: shimode-yutaro@xa2.so-net.ne.jp Received November 17 , 2012; revised December 25 , 2012; accepted January 21 th th st , 2013 ABSTRACT The Maki-e technique with eggshell powder is one of techniques of Japanese traditional Urushi (Japanese lacquer) crafts. However, this technique is relatively new in the history of Maki-e, and there are no prior researches in terms of materials, structure, and properties. In this research, therefore we have aimed to evaluate the relationship between the eggshell powder sizes, dispersion, and color shade in Maki-e with eggshell powder. The difference between hen’s and quail’s eggshell characteristics and the effect of their powder particle size on appearance of eggshell Maki-e were dis- cussed on the basis of the results of the particle size, circularity, particle number, and RGB value. As a result, it was found that the occupancy of the eggshell powder on the surface depends on not particle number but the particle size, whereas the whiteness of both eggshell powders depends on the particle size. Keywords: Urushi (Japanese Lacquer); Maki-e; Eggshell Powder; Traditional Crafts 1. Introduction and quail’s eggshell are generally used for expressing the white as a one of the Urushi crafts techniques. As the worldwide current state of Urushi (Japanese lac- quer or lacquer) research as a material, polyme