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Lot 408 · Lacquer · ⌀ ~24 cm置物
LACQUER CONFECTIONERY DISH KASHI-ZARA IN THE KAMAKURA-BORI TECHNIQUE
Kamakura region. Second half of the 20th century
Natural wood, urushi lacquer; hand carving, layered lacquering.
Estimate
9 000 – 13 000 ₽
- Dimensions
Diameter — c. 24 cm.
- Description
A large collectible dish for sweets (kashi-zara) made in the traditional Kamakura-bori technique. In the center of the well a deep relief ornament depicting the spring wild orchid shunran is carved. The ground and the rim are decorated with a rhythmic cellular texture of the chisel. The surface is covered with multilayered dark red urushiUrushi 漆 — a natural lacquer made from the refined sap of the lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum). On hardening it forms an exceptionally durable, mirror-glossy coating. lacquer with a characteristic noble semi-matte finish.
- Marks
On the base is the gold mark of the Kamakura craft.
- Contents
Original box with a label-sticker and the object’s name handwritten on the end.