Flat Tea Caddy with Design in Johana Makie "Eclipse"

Name: Flat Tea Caddy with Design in Johana Makie "Eclipse"
Brand: Jigoemon Ohara XVI

H 5.0 / ø 7.8 cm,Year.2025

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Jigoemon Ohara XVI

1979 -

Lacquerware
Awarded 5 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Description

Category

Lacquerware
Materials

Urushi lacquer / Gold powder / Platinum powder / Pigments
Dimensions

H 5.0 / ø 7.8 cm
Year presented

2025
Rarity

Unique
Paulownia Box

Included
Artist Signature

Signed (name of artwork, paulownia box)
Collection of

Private Owner

Techniques Used

Urushi-e

Urushi-e (“lacquer pictures”) is a decorative technique that consists of motifs painted in colored lacquer. Urushi-e is the oldest and most fundamental decorative lacquer technique.

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.

Lacquering

Lacquering (kyūshitsu) is the art of applying lacquer to a substrate using spatulas or brushes. The technique includes a range of processes, from reinforcing the substrate with cloth to building up the foundation and applying the middle- and top-coats. The final coat can be left as is (nuritate), polished with charcoal to a high-gloss finish (roiro shiage), or given one of several hundred alternative (kawarinuri) finishes. Lacquer application is known for both its technical difficulty and richly expressive qualities.