Japanese Negoro Lacquer Vase
Japanese hand-crafted wooden vase with minimalist form, finished in Negoro lacquer.
Negoro refers to rustic and simple lacquerware that has been coated with black lacquer (urushi) and then layered with a topcoat of red lacquer (urushi). This lacquering style was originally applied to utensils used by monks in training at Negoro-ji, a Zen temple that prospered from the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE) to the Muromachi period (approx. 1336-1573 CE). Negoro lacquerware changes over time as it is used, with the red lacquer fading to gradually reveal the black lacquer beneath.
Size - 21cm H x 10cm W
Functional - can hold liquid
Made in Japan, Showā era (1926-1989)
Condition - Very good vintage condition, no chip or loss to the lacquer
Japanese hand-crafted wooden vase with minimalist form, finished in Negoro lacquer.
Negoro refers to rustic and simple lacquerware that has been coated with black lacquer (urushi) and then layered with a topcoat of red lacquer (urushi). This lacquering style was originally applied to utensils used by monks in training at Negoro-ji, a Zen temple that prospered from the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE) to the Muromachi period (approx. 1336-1573 CE). Negoro lacquerware changes over time as it is used, with the red lacquer fading to gradually reveal the black lacquer beneath.
Size - 21cm H x 10cm W
Functional - can hold liquid
Made in Japan, Showā era (1926-1989)
Condition - Very good vintage condition, no chip or loss to the lacquer
Japanese hand-crafted wooden vase with minimalist form, finished in Negoro lacquer.
Negoro refers to rustic and simple lacquerware that has been coated with black lacquer (urushi) and then layered with a topcoat of red lacquer (urushi). This lacquering style was originally applied to utensils used by monks in training at Negoro-ji, a Zen temple that prospered from the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE) to the Muromachi period (approx. 1336-1573 CE). Negoro lacquerware changes over time as it is used, with the red lacquer fading to gradually reveal the black lacquer beneath.
Size - 21cm H x 10cm W
Functional - can hold liquid
Made in Japan, Showā era (1926-1989)
Condition - Very good vintage condition, no chip or loss to the lacquer