© Michelangelo Foundation
The photograph depicts a fragment from the atelier of the Japanese National Living Treasure Isao Onishi. He is an accomplished urushi lacquerware craftsman, master of kyūshitsu lacquer application techniques, working mainly on magewa-zukuri (bentwood) crafts. Onishi undertakes the whole process of creation himself, from the selection and preparation of raw materials to the application of urushi and the finishing polish.
Detailed Features
● Type: Chromogenic print
● Dimensions: 101.6 H x 101.6 W cm
● Date: 2020
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