‘Urushi, the Japanese art of lacquerware, at risk of extinction’
A message by the world’s top five collectors of urushi lacquerware
For 67 years, similar types of art works have been displayed in lacklustre exhibitions resembling each other and this kind of routine has taken its toll.
Why do eminent urushi scholars of leading arts universities care so little about whether or not they pass on their expertise in the delicate makie technique to generations to come?
75 years after the end of World War II, we are still waiting for a new generation of artisans fit to continue the legacy of masters such as Shousai SHIRAYAMA, Zeshin SHIBATA, Jitoku AKATSUKA and Masanari SHIOMI.
The concerns and outrage of five leading collectors and customers strengthened my resolve to swiftly return to Japan to take action before it was too late and found the Amazing Gallery, a workshop dedicated to the study of the urushi technique based on the preserved works of Meiji-era pioneers of the craft.
It is my vision that through this Gallery, future-generation artists will acquire skills enabling them to offer and profitably sell works on already existing international markets and in this way make a good living as urushi artists.
Why do eminent urushi scholars of leading arts universities care so little about whether or not they pass on their expertise in the delicate makie technique to generations to come?
75 years after the end of World War II, we are still waiting for a new generation of artisans fit to continue the legacy of masters such as Shousai SHIRAYAMA, Zeshin SHIBATA, Jitoku AKATSUKA and Masanari SHIOMI.
The concerns and outrage of five leading collectors and customers strengthened my resolve to swiftly return to Japan to take action before it was too late and found the Amazing Gallery, a workshop dedicated to the study of the urushi technique based on the preserved works of Meiji-era pioneers of the craft.
It is my vision that through this Gallery, future-generation artists will acquire skills enabling them to offer and profitably sell works on already existing international markets and in this way make a good living as urushi artists.
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