Kanshitsu Flower Shaped Plate
H 6.0 x W 33.0 x D 33.0 cm,Year.2023Keiji Kishimoto
1958 -- Lacquerware
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Price Range
Under $26,000
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 8
Description
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CategoryLacquerware
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DimensionsH 6.0 x W 33.0 x D 33.0 cm
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Year presented2023
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Dry lacquer
For works of dry lacquer (kanshitsu), first a clay form is created and plaster is used to take a mold of the form. Next, repeated layers of hemp cloth and lacquer are applied to the mold until they are built up to the desired thickness. Finally, the mold is removed and additional coats of lacquer are applied to finish the piece. The hemp fibers are strengthened when the lacquer bonds with them, making dry lacquer an excellent technique for creating sturdy forms with a significant degree of freedom.
Awards received
- The 52nd Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023)
- Nara Governor Award
Comment on Award
After learning from Mr. Kiichiro Masumura at the Japan Kōgei Association's Successors' Training Program by Holders of Intangible Cultural Property, I have been working on kanshitsu little by little. This time I made a plate. The form totally changes with a slight change of the angle during the process of making the plaster mold, and the internal angle of the walls also makes a big difference on the impression of the plate. It was very difficult to make a form to satisfy myself. I wanted to make the decoration minimum, so I only used gold and red urushi lacquer.I think the amount of red urushi was quite good.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association Kinki Branch newsletter)
