Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes - Erik Thomsen
Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes - Erik Thomsen
Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes - Erik Thomsen
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17Tea CaddyMinamo みなも »Water Surface«Keiji Kishimoto 岸 本 圭 司 (b. 1960)Heisei era (1989 – ), 1992H 2" × D 3 ¼"(5 cm × 8.1 cm)This cylindrical tea caddy entitled Water Surfacehas a design on the lid top of wavy lines in goldlacquer over a surface of nashiji gold flakes andcrushed abalone shell. The sides have irregularinlays of gold on a surface of togidashi polishedsilver lacquer. The inside and the bottom are inblack lacquer with nashiji gold flakes.The lacquer artist Kishimoto lives and works inNara Prefecture, Japan.The tea caddy comes with its original kiri-woodtomobako box that is inscribed on the lid »Makiechaki minamo« (Water Surface <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Lacquer</strong> TeaCaddy) and is signed on the lid reverse »Keiji« witha red seal mark reading the same.36
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