The box with RADEN and MAKIE [Summer solstice]

H 9 x W 9 x D 17.5 cm,Year.2004
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Shimpei Matsuzaki

1981 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Public Collections : National Crafts Museum etc.
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Description

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.

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.

Awards received

Shimpei Matsuzaki

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