Lacquered Octagonal Box "Dawn"
H 8.7 x W 24.3 x D 24.3 cm,Year.2024Fumihiko Arakawa
1961 -- Lacquerware
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Price Range
Under $14,000
Info
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 12
Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 8.7 x W 24.3 x D 24.3 cm
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Year presented2024
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
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.
Awards received
- The 41st Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2024)
- Asahi Shimbun Award
Comment on Award
It is dawn. The sky is still dusky and the red, shining clouds are floating in the sky.
I wanted to express such scene in my artwork and thought how I could paint the lacquer to create a contrast between red and black and make the red shine slightly within the jet black color. I first applied red glossy lacquer on the surface of the box and then applied black matte lacquer over it. Using a spatula, I finely scraped each corner to make the simple straight lines of the octagon stand out. As this was the first time I tried this way of painting lacquer, I am very happy to have been awarded for this piece. This has truly encouraged me in creating artworks going forward, and I would like to continue challenging new things. Thank you very much.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Catalog)
