The sea inside you
H 100 x W 156 x D 4 cm,Year.2020The prices of the artworks on Gallery Japan are determined by the artists themselves and are published directly on the website.
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Shimpei Matsuzaki
1981 -- Lacquerware
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- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 7
About the Artwork
A scene of a day at sea.
The overlapping waves sway and change as they come and go, just like the inside of a person's heart.
The waves are expressed with various shells and the fusezaishiki technique, where colors or images are painted on the surface and then covered with thin, semitransparent shells. A lacquer artwork with mother-of-pearl inlay that took 3 years until completion.
Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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MaterialsGreat green turban shell, White-lipped pearl oyster, Black-lipped pearl oyster, Abalone shell, South sea abalone shell (tamamushi shell), Shells, Gold powder, Gold leaf, Silver powder, Pigments
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DimensionsH 100 x W 156 x D 4 cm
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Year presented2020
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Production period3 years
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Artist SignatureSigned (artwork)
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InstructionsAvoid direct sunlight.
Techniques Used
Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden)
Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden) is a decorative technique that uses the iridescent inner layer of abalone shell, turban shell, pearl oyster shell, or other mollusk shells. The technique came to Japan from China 1,300 years ago, and pieces featuring mother-of-pearl inlay are included among the artifacts at the Shōsōin Repository in Nara.
The prices of the artworks on Gallery Japan are determined by the artists themselves and are published directly on the website.