Covered Kanshitsu Box with Design in Fine Gold Powder Makie "Ore"
H 9.5 x W 29 x D 29 cm,Year.2024Yasunori Suto
1955 -- Lacquerware
- Awarded 11 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
$3,500 - 10,000
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Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 9.5 x W 29 x D 29 cm
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Year presented2024
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Dry lacquer
For works of dry lacquer (kanshitsu), first a clay form is created and plaster is used to take a mold of the form. Next, repeated layers of hemp cloth and lacquer are applied to the mold until they are built up to the desired thickness. Finally, the mold is removed and additional coats of lacquer are applied to finish the piece. The hemp fibers are strengthened when the lacquer bonds with them, making dry lacquer an excellent technique for creating sturdy forms with a significant degree of freedom.
Maki-e
Maki-e (literally “sprinkled pictures”) is a representative lacquerware technique that originated in Japan around 1,200 years ago. Maki-e is done by painting lacquer motifs on the surface of a piece using a fine brush and then sprinkling gold powder onto the lacquer before it hardens, producing luxurious decorations.
Awards received
- The 42nd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2024)
- Asahi Shimbun Award
Comment on Award
Recently, I have been feeling the beauty of nature in minerals that are formed from mysterious inorganic crystals. I simplified the crystals in this design, and after forming the base with dry lacquer, I used the fine gold powder makie technique, which is a technique used in my hometown, Aizu. Receiving this honorable award has become a great encouragement for my future creative pursuits, and I am deeply grateful.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Catalogue)
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