Kanshitsu Serving Tray "Evening Shower in Late Autumn"
H 15 / ø 34.5 cm,Year.2024Takashi Tomono
1983 -- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$5,000 - 14,000
Info
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 5
My specialty is "lacquering", which is the whole process of applying urushi lacquer. I put emphasis on the beauty of the form and do not add much decoration. As I consider what is being placed on the vessel to be the main character, I try to make artwork that makes the food stand out and is easy to use, especially for lacquerware such as soup bowls that are used in everyday life. For one-and-only pieces, I think about the atmosphere it will create and use things that cannot be seen, such as the wind and light, as motifs for my designs so that people can use their imagination in the plain lacquered vessel. I consider urushi lacquer as a combination of blessings from the mountains and affection of people. I would like to make artwork that is traditional but new by giving my full attention to the material and bringing out the original beauty of urushi lacquer.
View DetailDescription
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 15 / ø 34.5 cm
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Year of creation2024
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RarityUnique
Techniques
Lacquering
Lacquering (kyūshitsu) is the art of applying lacquer to a substrate using spatulas or brushes. The technique includes a range of processes, from reinforcing the substrate with cloth to building up the foundation and applying the middle- and top-coats. The final coat can be left as is (nuritate), polished with charcoal to a high-gloss finish (roiro shiage), or given one of several hundred alternative (kawarinuri) finishes. Lacquer application is known for both its technical difficulty and richly expressive qualities.
Award
- The 41st Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2024)
- MEXT Award
Artist Comment
It was a day in late autumn. The sun was setting and the wind started blowing slightly. Then the faint smell of rain began to rise, and gradually the sound of the rain faded away.
I looked back on that moment at dusk and myself somewhat like a poet, and chose this little melancholy theme for my artwork.
On creating my artwork, I am always struggling to combine tradition and avant-garde within the theme, but I will continue to work hard.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Catalogue)
