Kanshitsu Covered Box with Design in Kinma "Light Indigo"
H 13 x W 26.8 x D 16.6 cm,Year.2024Noriko Matsumoto
1960 -- Lacquerware
- Awarded 8 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
$2,000 - 14,000
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About the Artwork
Inspired by Chuya Nakahara's poem. Expressing the blue sky in early summer.
Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 13 x W 26.8 x D 16.6 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.
Awards received
- The 42nd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2024)
- MOA Museum of Art Award
Comment on Award
I made this piece inspired by Chuya Nakahara's poem. Hanadairo is a light indigo color. I wonder what the poet thought about the color of the sky that morning. I don't think he was in a cheerful mood. I wanted to express his sensibility through lacquer art. I used kinma and used dot engraving to depict the young leaves. After finishing, I added chinkin.
I am very happy to receive this honorable award. I will continue to pursue my own unique style of creating lacquer art.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Catalogue)
