Box for Shikishi with Design in Chinkin "Raging Billows"

H 5 x W 29 x D 32 cm,Year.2022
Museum Collection
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  • Lacquerware
  • Price Range $7,000 or more
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 4

Description

  • Category
    Lacquerware
  • Materials
    Gold powder, Gold leaf, Silver powder, Platinum powder
  • Dimensions
    H 5 x W 29 x D 32 cm
  • Year presented
    2022
  • Rarity
    Unique
  • Paulownia Box
    Included
  • Artist Signature
    Signed (paulownia box)
  • Collection of
    Wajima Museum of Urushi Art

Techniques Used

Chinkin

For chinkin (“sunken gold”), a chisel or knife is used to incise lines and dots into a lacquered surface. Gold leaf or fine gold powder is then inlaid into the grooves, creating a fine and delicate design.

Selected exhibitions

  • The 40 th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023)
  • Selected
photo Box for Shikishi with Design in Chinkin "Raging Billows"
Box for Shikishi with Design in Chinkin "Raging Billows" Seiho Mizushiri
Museum Collection