Box with design in kinma and zonsei. “Dance of summer”
H 9 x W 35.8 x D 22.5 cm,Year.2019Tetsuji Yamashita
1955 -- Lacquerware
- Awarded twice at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
$1,500 - 16,000
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Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 9 x W 35.8 x D 22.5 cm
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Year presented2019
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Kinma
There are three basic variations of kinma based on the method used for cutting the motifs: line cutting, dot cutting, and a combination of the two. All three types use a special carving blade known as a kinma ken. Originally, kinma only consisted of motifs made of incised lines. However, by combining a variety of colored lacquers and cutting techniques, the art has lent itself to increasingly complex designs.
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.
Selected exhibitions
- The 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2019)
- Selected
