Makie Box "Bamboo grove"
H 14 x W 18.1 x D 11.7 cm,Year.2021- according to today's currency rate
- shipping fees not included
Yuji Okado
1961 -- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$1,000 - 20,000
Info
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 5
I use motifs of natural scenery that I've seen in the mountains or by the sea which I have been moved by for my designs. I create my artwork with makie techniques as well as my original ideas, using raden (mother-of-pearl), gold and silver powder, and other various material.
View DetailAbout the Artwork
One early summer day, when I stepped into a bamboo grove, I saw the sunlight shining in between the leaves. The sunlight blended in with the bamboo trunks creating blue-green lights falling from the sky. I expressed my excitement of that scene in this piece.
I used white-lipped pearl oyster, abalone shells and green turban shells adding colors on the backside of the shells to create color shades to express the bamboo trunks.
When the lid is opened, you can see sparrows flying in the bamboo forest.
Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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MaterialsHemp cloth, Great green turban shell, White-lipped pearl oyster, Abalone shell, Gold powder, Silver powder, Titanium powder, Wood
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DimensionsH 14 x W 18.1 x D 11.7 cm
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Year of creation2021
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Production period2 years
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RarityUnique
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Paulownia BoxIncluded
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Artist SignatureSigned (name of artwork, paulownia box)
Techniques
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.
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.
Award
- The 39 th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2022)
- Selected
