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The hotel "maistra 160"
by Kenta Takeshige
The hotel "maistra 160" in Pontresina, Switzerland:
Salome Lippuner made parts of the 35 bathrooms, a large sliding door, and 7 tables with Urushi lacquer.
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2023
by Kenta Takeshige
The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2023 will begin once every three years. The exhibition will be held from Thursday, November 9, 2023 to Tuesday, November 21, 2023. The Urushi artist Onishi Nagatoshi serves as chairman of the jury, and is a joint festival of Asian lacquer art and Western...
Hikoju Maki-e
by Kenta Takeshige
What do you see in these photos? A delicious-looking Taiyaki sweets, an expensive vase, an antique incense burner, a worn-out monkey wrench, a beetle incense holder, a sharp chisel, a Damascus steel knife, and bonsai scissors...
However, these are all imitations made of Urushi. These are a number...
Shippu Dotou 漆風怒濤
by Kenta Takeshige
"Kyu-shitsu", which refers to all types of Urushi lacquer coating, is the origin of Wajima-nuri, which began with plain practical lacquerware, and is an honor for the skills that have been accumulated over a long period of time. On the other hand, with the modernization of crafts, it has been establ...
School Introduction: Kanazawa College of Art
by Kenta Takeshige
Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Craft, Urushi & Woodworking
Lecture at the Museum of Oriental Art in Venice
by Kenta Takeshige
Venice Oriental Museum Seminar “Overview of Japanese Lacquer Art”