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Invitation to the exhibition of Silvia Miklin
"URUSHI 漆 TRACES"
Traces from the bee hut — memories in wood
honeycomb frames, a board, a piece of veneer — things left behind, discarded, found — transformed with red Japanese lacquer
Venue: kunstraum 18, Thimiggasse 63, 1180 Vienna
Vernissage...
The lacquer tree species found in Thailand is the Burmese lacquer tree. Attempts have been made to increase lacquer production through artificial cultivation methods such as afforestation, but to date, these have not been successful. To protect the lacquer trees, sap harvesting in Thailand is curren...
Opens Thursday, 30 April 2026
V&A Museum
Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL, United Kingdom
Contemporary Japanese Lacquer, opening Thursday 30th April 2026, which highlights lacquer-making techniques used in Japan for over 7,000 years, as well as the diversity of 21st-century artistic ex...
A workshop on the restoration and conservation of Asian lacquer will be held at the British Museum in London on Thursday, February 12th and Friday, February 13th.
Vincent Cattersel - University of Antwerp
We are thrilled and incredibly proud to announce that Vincent Cattersel has been awarded an FWO Senior Research Project, titled: "UNMASC – UNcovering Materials, ArtisanS, and Consumer networks of lacquer scagliola objects in 17th-century Antwerp". As a sat...
Lacquerware curiosities exhibition in Shanghai
宋元明漆器珍品展
"When Ruby Vies with Emerald: Exquisite Lacquer of the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties"
Date：2025-09-26 - 2025-11-23
Location：The Shanghai Museum on People's Square, No.2 Exhibition Hall (2F)
Organizers：The Shanghai Museum, Tokyo National...