Shiro-kirazuri (white), Kuro-kirazuri (literally black, but dark gray practically), and Beni-kirazuri (red). There are several different types of kirazuri:...

printmaking, as when applied to wet ink with gelatin as thickener using kirazuri technique and allowed to dry, it sparkles and reflects light. Earlier examples...

Additionally, many examples exhibit very fine printing, using expensive mica (kirazuri), premium inks and the highest quality papers. Following are common Tokugawa-period...

Utamaro's ōkubi bijin-ga, and amongst the earliest of his works to use kirazuri—the application of mica dust to the backgrounds to create a glittering...