Back to urushi…. My guess is that urushi must have initially been used to adhere different materials or to protect wood from any damage. Creativity of human being must have been nurtured to seek for
Continue readingIn his TED talk I introduced on my blog yesterday, the urushi artist Kazumi Murose mentioned that his bowls would be used by Yuichiro Miura in his third climb to Mt. Everest. Well, it really
Continue readingSo what does urushi tree look like? How is the urushi sap extracted from the tree? How is it applied? I found this TED talk presented by Mr. Kazumi Murose, one of the master urushi
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You don’t have to be Marie Antoinette or any nobility to enjoy urushi art in your everyday life. I’m lucky that I live in Seattle. Twice a year Kyoto Art and Antiques opens a warehouse
Continue readingYesterday I mentioned that urushi is also medium for artistic expression. Urushi art was once sought after by many of the European nobility. As the beautiful book “Japanese Export Lacquer 1580 – 1850” mentions, many
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A good friend of mine forwarded me a link to the New York Times article “Lacquer to Wear” (thank you, Rebecca!). I’m thrilled that Ms. Minegishi’s beautiful artwork using natural lacquer called urushi (漆) was
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What do I want to share with my future readers? As my name indicates, I’m originally from Japan, having lived in the US for 22 years. Over the course of these years I have noticed
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