Kanshitsu six-foiled plate.
H 9.0 x W 37.0 x D 33.3 cm,Year.2025Takashi Tomono
1983 -- Lacquerware
- Awarded 6 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
$5,500 - 14,000
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Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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MaterialsUrushi lacquer, Hemp cloth
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DimensionsH 9.0 x W 37.0 x D 33.3 cm
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Year presented2025
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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 72nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
- Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award
Comment on Award
As the traditional flower-shaped rim is a work of perfection and is difficult to make a fresh creation using this design, I have been avoiding this motif. However, this time I thought I might be able to make something new, and created this piece.
While rediscovering the depth of the traditional design, I changed the balance of the gentle curves, form of the bottom and the body, and tried to make an original design.
I used two types of vermillion lacquer with different yellowish hues for the top coat. I tried to create a gradation along the shape, trying not to make it too intentional, yet not too even-toned.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association website)
