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VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
"CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CRAFTS"
Hall 4
Fine Detail. Elaborate
Workmanship
It is often said that fine detail is a major characteristic of
Japanese crafts. The emphasis on technique reached its apex in the Edo
period, but it is undeniable that technical accomplishment has been
important since the very beginning. Nowadays, works exhibiting
technically intricate workmanship tend to be most numerous in the
traditional crafts. This tendency can be seen in a wide range of fields
in, for example, the expressive design of decorative patterns. In many
of the most sophisticated technical accomplishments of this type, the
artist's skill imparts to the work both aesthetic beauty and high
quality.
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Katsumata Satoshi (1955~)
“Acoms”, omamental box;
wood, lacquer, shell, gold.
1994 |
Kobayashi Hideo (1923~)
Bowl of layered glass with cut
design of chrysanthemum;
glass. 1990 |
Murose Kazumi (1950
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"Forest", box for poeiry card;
lacquer, shell, gold, silver.
1984
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Imaizumi Yoshio (1958~)
Bowl with design of plant and
flowers in overglaze enamels;
porcelain. 1993 |
Uchino Kaoru (1951~)
“A Shower of Rain”, box for
poetry card; lacquer, gold.
1995 |
Kubota Atsuko
(1953~)
Large plare with floral design
in pale blue glaze; porcelain.
1995 |
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