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Aizu Lacquer Ware
History & lacquer work Of Aizu. Short section on the care of lacquer ware.
(http://www1.meshnet.or.jp/nora/english/shop/aizu/)
Japanese Lacquer Boxes
Text only discussion of a collection of Edo period lacquer boxes presented to the Sackler Museum at Harvard.
(http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/press_releases/Released%201998/wednesdays.html)
Kamakurabori - Lacquerware
Brief history of the craft in this region, with a few illustrations of typical items and patterns.
(cancer.mss.co.jp/Kamakura/Kamakurabori/Default.html)
Lacquer in Kagawa
History, uses, famous local masters.
(http://www.pasutel.co.jp/wnn-c/ewnn/urushi/)
Lacquer Trivia
The making and handling of lacquer ware.
(http://www.vcnet.fukui.fukui.jp/~yamagisi/2mame.htm)
Lacquer Ware
Regional styles.
(http://www.jwindow.net/CUL/TJC/lacquer/lacquer.html)
Lacquer Work of a Master
Samples and bio of a modern lacquer ware master who specializes in the maki-e technique. Includes an illustrated description of the process. (Eng/Jpn)
(http://www.mitani.co.jp/cybermall/ooba/e-index.html)
Lacquerware
The lacquer work of Wajima: history, techniques, aesthetics. Well illustrated and good explanatory text.
(http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/b5_lacquer/index.htm)
Matsuda, Gonroku
Master lacquer ware craftsmen of Ishikawa prefecture, with illustrations of their work.
(http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/intro_e/HTML/H_S30601.html)
Nature As Metaphor: Paintings from China, Korea and Japan
Very brief discussion of the pictorial aspects of Japanese lacquer work
(http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/ExhibitionPages/CurrentExh/atsackler/exnaturemetaphore.html)
The Pre-Columbian Lacquer of West Mexico
Paper supporting 8th century trading contact between Japan and the west coast of the Americas, primarily based on similarities of lacquer work (forms, techniques and language). Includes details on the development, materials and processes of Asian lacque
(hawk.hama-med.ac.jp/dbk/lacquer.html)
Ryukyuan Lacquerware
From the collection of the Orasoe Art Museum. [Note: links to the enlargements have not yet been updated (4/27/99), so you have to type in the URL's proper end if you wish to view them.]
(http://www.cosmos.ne.jp/PT-Okinawa/e,art/e,urushi/)
Shiraki-ya Lacquer Ware Museum
Location, hours.
(http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/e/west/w_b/w_b120.htm)
Suzutake Lacquer Ware Workshop
The only lacquer workshop in Japan where visitors can watch the process of creation.
(http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/e/west/w_b/w_b140.htm)
Terai Naoji's Craftwork-1
Chronological history of a Living National Treasure.
(http://www.mitani.co.jp/cybermall/terai/e-terai4.html)
Terai Naoji's Craftwork-2
The creation of a Maki-e lacquer box from conception to completion of the lining. Illustrated.
(http://www.mitani.co.jp/cybermall/terai/e-terai3.html)
Terai Naoji's Craftwork-3
Examples of his work from 1955 to the 90s. [Note: These are listed as three different URLs because the links among them don't work at present (5/5/99).]
(http://www.mitani.co.jp/cybermall/terai/e-terai2.html)
Yamanaka Lacquer Ware
Short bio of Ryozo Kawakita
(http://www.nsknet.or.jp/houshi/Houshi_E/yama.htm)
Lacquerware Contents
Lacquerware " Japan " The English world are probably " Japan " for lacquerware and
(http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/b5_lacquer/)
Search - Arts > Asian Arts > Japan
Arts > Asian Arts > Japan Japan Search all categories Search only in Japan Help
(directory.netscape.com/Arts/Asian_Arts/Japan/)
Museum Dictionary No. 22
In the West, lacquerware was often called " japan ," showing that art objects in Japan ) almost all the lacquerware pieces were
(http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/mus_dict/hd22e.htm)
Lacquerware Art Lesson Plan
explaining that lacquerware is an ancient art in both Japan and artists produce lacquerware . Source: Modern Japan : An Idea Book
(http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/japan/mdnjapan/LS15.html)
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Kyo-Shikki (Lacquerware) Japanese black lacquer is one of Japan's most traditional crafts, and the term "japan" in English is still used to refer to both black lacquer and lacquerware.
(http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/fureaika/sekatsu/index_02e.html)
Digital Archives of Ishikawa Japan/Wajima Lacquerware
Ishikawa Wajima Urushi Art Museum @This museum is known as the only museum in Japan that is devoted to lacquerware art. In the spacious museum building, you can enjoy the elaborate lacquerware world, from fine lacquerware masterpieces by living national
(http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/wajima_e/n_bijyutsu.html)
Japan Links - Lacquerware
Lacquerware has been produced in Japan for over 5,000 years. The sap from the lacquer tree seals the pores of materials like wood and hardens to a clear finish.
(http://www.ric.edu/pamental/japan/lacquerware.html)
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