Box with design in egg shell, mother-of-pearl inlay and makie. “Mountain stream”
H 14.5 x W 15.5 x D 30.0 cm,Year.2025Yasunori Sakamoto
1954 -- Lacquerware
- Awarded 5 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
$10,000 - 12,000
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Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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Materials
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DimensionsH 14.5 x W 15.5 x D 30.0 cm
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Year presented2025
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
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.
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.
Eggshell inlay
Eggshell inlays (rankaku) are created by applying finely crushed eggshells to painted lacquer motifs. The eggshells make it possible to create vivid whites, a color that is difficult to reproduce with colored lacquer. Normally, the shells of quail eggs are used.
Selected exhibitions
- The 72nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
- Selected
