| | Stockno.: | K23-019 | Artist: | Michiba Sōkō II (b.1948) | Description: | Wooden kōgō decorated with fudegaki (variety of Japanese sweet persimmon) on top, executed in gold and red lacquer against a red lacquered background. Black lacquered bottom and interior. Silver rim in the middle. Yamanaka-nuri kōgō, with the natural beauty of the wood persevered and highlighted.
With original signed box, inscription: fudegaki kōgō.
*Lacquer artisan born in Ishikawa prefecture, Kaga city. Was taught lacquerware techniques from his father. Specializes in lacquer utensils for the tea ceremony. He specializes in Yamanaka-nuri, where the natural beauty of the grain of the wood is preserved and highlighted. His work is held in high esteem and produced in the Yamanakaonsen Higashimachi district in Kaga city, where a large amount of high quality lacquerware is produced. In Ishikawa prefecture there are three places most valued for their lacquerware: the (un)lacquered wood of Yamanaka, the lacquer coatings of Wajima and the Maki-e of Kanazawa. | Signed: | on box: Munehiro, with artist's seal Munehiro. | Size: | 5.8 (h) x 5.2 (w) x 4.7 (d) cm. | Condition: | | Price: | Euro 650 SOLD | Reference: | | | | |
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