Box with design in zonsei. “Decorated with ornaments”
H 16.4 x W 27.8 x D 13.5 cm,Year.2016Tetsuji Yamashita
1955 -- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$1,000 - 17,000
Info
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 2
Expressing natural motifs that can be seen everywhere using zonsei.
View DetailDescription
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 16.4 x W 27.8 x D 13.5 cm
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Year of creation2016
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RarityUnique
Techniques
Zonsei
In zonsei lacquerwork, the outlines of colored motifs are engraved to produce additional decorative effects. Typically, one of two techniques is used. In the first, the artisan applies the motifs in colored lacquer before using a carving tool called a zonsei ken to incise the outlines of the design or add decorative line engravings. In the second, the artisan creates motifs using the kinma technique, which are then outlined or engraved in the same fashion. Zonsei, like carved lacquer (chōshitsu) and kinma, is a technique associated primarily with Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture.
Selection
- The 63th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2016)
- Selected