Lacquerware
Japanese Lacquer Glass Flat Plate – Earth and Moon Carved Makie | Museum-Quality Art
$246.00
Science and 1,300 years of craft meet in a single plate — Earth and Moon in carved gold lacquer.
This is Yoshihiko Fujii's most technically ambitious work: the Earth and Moon rendered in carved makie (彫り蒔絵), where the design is first incised into the lacquer base, then filled with gold powder to create a dimensional, relief-like surface. The result is a plate that looks different from every angle.
- Size: W280 × D280 × H23 mm
- Material: Lacquer-coated glass with carved gold makie
- Design: Earth and Moon (地球と月) — carved relief makie
- Dishwasher safe
- Handcrafted in Japan | Nurikobo Fujii | Museum-quality technique
A collector's piece by any measure. Comes with a certificate of craft authenticity and a framing kit for wall display. The most asked-about piece in Nurikobo Fujii's international exhibitions.
Carved makie (彫り蒔絵) is one of the most labor-intensive forms of Japanese lacquer art, requiring over 40 hours of individual craftsmanship per piece.