| | Stockno.: | K23-001 | Artist: | Kawase Hyōkan II (1933-2007) | Description: | Dark brown lacquer natsume decorated with a bell cricket on the lid in gold lacquer, with beautiful inlaid mother-of-pearl on the body. Inner lid is decorated with a moon partly hidden by hazy clouds. In the rim a stylized decoration of akikusa (autumn plants).
With original box, inscription: autumn grass, maki-e, tall natsume.
*Born in Kyoto in 1933, real name: Atsushi. Studied lacquerware under his father, Kawase Sentarō. While preserving and deploying traditional lacquer techniques such as tamenuri (lacquer technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcat) and kyo-shikki (a type of Kyoto lacquer) in his work, modern patterns and shapes are also characteristic of his lacquerware utensils. Works in tradition of lacquerware artisan Kimura Hyōsaku and his Hyōha technique which would come to shape the Kyoto-style lacquerware.
He has exhibited in many places, such as Nitten, New Japanese crafts, Kyoto crafts art exhibition etc. | Signed: | on cloth with artist’s seal Hyōkan, on box Tōyama Hyōkan and with artist’s seal Hyōkan. | Size: | 8 (h) x 5.5 (w) cm. | Condition: | In excellent condition | Price: | Euro 600 SOLD | Reference: | | | | |
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