Covered box with design in urushi carving and kinma. “Sea is calm”
H 11.2 x W 32.4 x D 14.4 cm,Year.2020Masado Fujita
1958 -- Lacquerware
- Awarded 6 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
$7,000 - 21,000
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About the Artwork
I made the handle on the lid to look like a small island and expressed the calm and peaceful image of the Seto Inland Sea in the boat shape of the vessel.
Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 11.2 x W 32.4 x D 14.4 cm
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Year presented2020
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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.
Carved lacquer
Carved lacquer (choshitsu) is made by first coating a piece in dozens of layers of colored lacquer. Then, a carving blade is used to cut into the lacquer and produce three-dimensional relief carvings.
Selected exhibitions
- The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2020)
- Selected
