© Michelangelo Foundation
Isao Onishi, from The Ateliers of Wonders series
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: Lambda print
● Dimensions: 33.3 H x 50 W cm
● Date: 2020
The Ateliers of WondersExhibition
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Exhibitor
Japan
Rinko Kawauchi
Japan
Isao Onishi
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