Vintage Wajima-nuri Urushi Gold Maki-e/Makie Japanese Hand Crafted Lacquer Plate

Description

1980's
Wajima-nuri Urushi Gold Maki-e Japanese Hand Crafted Lacquerwork
Original Fabric-Lined Box
Original 3 Enclosures + Cover
Japan's Finest Lacquerware is from Wajima
Approximate Dimensions:
8
½" Diameter
1⅞" High
Wajima-nuri
(
輪島塗
) is a type of Japanese lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa.   Wajima-nuri represents a form and style of lacquerware which is distinct from other Japanese lacquerware. The main distinguishing feature of Wajima-nuri is the durable undercoating achieved by the applying multiple layers of urushi wood mixed with powdered diatomaceous earth (
ji-no-ko
) onto delicate zelkova wooden substrates
Throughout history urushi has been used in a wide variety of ways such as personal adornments, religious items, eating utensils and furnishings for at least 9000 years since the early Jomon period. It has also had a deep influence on the evolution of the spiritual culture of the Japanese and as a coating medium it is believed to possess spiritual properties. It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that urushi is one part of the underlying culture of the Japanese people. A hardened coating of urushi is almost completely unaffected by hydrochloric acid and nitric acid which dissolve iron, aqua regia (nitrohydrochloric acid) which dissolves both platinum and gold or hydrogen fluoride which dissolves both ceramics and glass. The degree of transparency and rich luster of the urushi coating increases with time. It has been referred to as a coating material of both sensitivity and healing. With the decorative techniques of
maki-e
and
chinkin
which employ such techniques as
raden
(shell inlay), it becomes possible to create urushi works of art that conjure up a world that goes beyond space and time.
The most important supporting factor in the long history of Wajima-nuri is without doubt the reliability of its technique. Each stage of the production process is carried out by specialist craftsmen in a division of labor at each production stage to accomplish elegant urushiware with a beautiful luster. First, the most appropriate kind of wood is chosen from a number of varieties. Next, in the process of
kyushitsu
(the application of layers of urushi) cloth is used to reinforce the rims, and undercoats mixed with
ji-no-ko
are applied. In total, there are from between 75 to 130 stages in the process all carried out by hand. In addition, decorative techniques are also employed such as
chinkin
, where gold is fixed into carved patterns on urushi surfaces using urushi as an adhesive, and
maki-e
in which patterns are drawn with urushi and then gold or silver powder is sprinkled on to make designs which set off the urushiware with vivid color.
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