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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: Inkjet print
Dimensions: 180 H x 180 W cm
Date: 2020

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