The 74 Artworks of media Lacquer and containing the word zhu jingyi, lacquer

Set of items that make up a box for holding and transporting food and drink. There is a frame with a handle on top to make it easier to carry. On one side, it has a series of boxes for storing food. On the other, there are two tin bottles for the alcoholic beverage, sake. There are two smaller drawe...

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Accessory for putting up hair dating from the first half of the 19th century. It was probably designed for a married woman due to the decoration and subtle tones. The piece is made of wood and covered with Japanese urushi lacquer. The central section, around which hair was wrapped, is only decorated...

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Decorative comb for women dating from the first half of the 19th century. It has a wooden body treated with black Japanese urushi lacquer. It is also decorated using the maki-e technique where a fine gold dust is applied to the still-fresh lacquer/

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Rectangular wooden box with a lid that has a circular hole so it can be easily removed and replaced with a finger. The box has various layers of black Japanese urushi lacquer. The outside is decorated using the maki-e technique with a fine, gold dust in the form of paulownia branches and the crest o...

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An émigré to the United States in 1914 from Vienna, Paul T. Frankl was a significant contributor to American modern design in the first half of the twentieth century. His work embraced the wonder of the modern metropolis, specifically the glamour of New York City. This bold, geometric dressing table...

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This was one of the favorite incense cases of Matsudaira Fumai, the seventh feudal lord of the Matsue Domain, which he commissioned from Kojima Shikkosai. The original was created by Chôjirô I, the creator of raku-yaki (raku ware), and is listed in the chûkô-meibutsu (rediscovered objects of fame) c...

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The carved lacquer techniques that emerged in China during the Tang dynasty and were developed enormously in the Song dynasty involved coating a vessel with several dozen layers of lacquer to create a hard surface and then carving into this with a sharp tool to create the design. The Japanese call p...

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Wooden shelving unit: a miniature replica of typical Japanese ornamental shelving. These miniature pieces of furniture were found with the hina-ningyō dolls that were displayed in Japanese homes during the Hinamatsuri festival, or Girls/

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Attempting to expand the market for natural lacquer products, Dunand experimented with a variety of unorthodox uses for the material, including portraiture, jewelry, and textiles. The sitter for this commissioned portrait, Juliette Schinasi, belonged to a New York family whose fortune came from the ...

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The strong color effect seen in this album is achieved by using lacquer as a painting medium. Painting with lacquer on paper was one of the techniques Zeshin developed into his own style. Despite the heavy material, Zeshin's skillful brushwork and his technical inventions with the material made it p...

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