Kanazawa Shikki: Kanazawa Lacquerware
March 06, 2017The major feature of Kanazawa lacquerware is gorgeous and detailed pattern realized by highly developed maki-e technique. (Maki-e literally means sprinkled artwork, and the art of maki-e is made by spreading gold or silver powder onto the wet surface of desiccating lacquerware.)
The foundation of Kanazawa lacquerware was established by inviting two master craftsmen; IGARASHI Doho, who was a maki-e master in Kyoto (West Japan) and served for Shogun Family in the Muromachi period (1336-1573), and SHIMIZU Kuhei, who was from Edo (present day Tokyo, East Japan).
The characteristic method of undercoating is called “Honkataji-nuri”; going through dozens of processes such as “Nuno-kise” (pasting cloth to reinforce) or “Urushi-shitaji” (base-coating the material to add more smoothness and gloss) on the wooden material prepared using “Sashimono” (cabinetwork), “Hikimono” (turnery) or “Magemono” (round chip box) techniques.
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Kanazawa Shikki: Kanazawa Lacquerware
Translated by: Namiko Murakami, reviewed by: Miwa Odagiri
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