Cherry Blossoms. Basin with maki-e cherry blossom motif

H 10.5 / ø 25 cm,Year.2014
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  • Lacquerware
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 3

About the Artwork

I made this for serving every day dishes and added bright maki-e on the rim as an accent.
The base is made of cherrywood and is turned on a lathe. The rim is shaped to show the maki-e.
The base color of the whole rim is gold with cherry blossoms using the togidashi maki-e method and leaves using the hira maki-e method designed.
As the inside is black with a glossy finish, I made sure to make a beautiful curved surface.

Togidashi maki-e*, hira maki-e**

* Togidashi maki-e: A maki-e method. After the pattern is drawn with lacquer, gold powder is applied and dried. Lacquer is applied over the surface again, dried, and finally polished.
**Hira-maki-e: A maki-e method. After drawing the pattern, applying gold powder and drying, the part where the pattern is drawn is polished.

Description

  • Category
    Lacquerware
  • Dimensions
    H 10.5 / ø 25 cm
  • Year of creation
    2014
  • Rarity
    Unique

Techniques Used

Maki-e

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.

Selected exhibitions

  • The 37 th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2020)
  • Selected
photo Cherry Blossoms. Basin with maki-e cherry blossom motif
Cherry Blossoms. Basin with maki-e cherry blossom motif Norihiko Ogura
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