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Zuikou

Lacquerware

Craft Artist: Eiko Tanaka

ORIGIN: Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture
SIZE: φ80mm × H155mm
MATERIAL: Horse chestnut

Alluring vermillion dressing

The traditional lacquerware craft inherited in the Yamanaka area has been given an alluring attire by one female woodturning artisan. The smooth curve shape dressed in lacquer emanates an added beauty. The colorful world of the intermingling of the grain from the horse chestnut wood and vermillion create endless possibilities.