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As the lacquer tree is not native to Okinawa, the key material needed to produce lacquerware could only be obtained by the Ryukyuans through trade. Though the islands were involved with trade with Japan and the Asian mainland for many centuries, it is generally believed that the presence and production of lacquerware in Ryukyu only began to any significant extent in the late 14th or early 15th ...
1,251 items, of which 85 are craft works and the remainder writings; the former comprise (a) royal costume (8 items): royal crown known as Hibenkan or Tamanchaabui, black silk with 288 gold, silver, crystal, and coral beads and a gold kanzashi engraved with a dragon; two ceremonial costumes of Chinese cloth; two belts - one with twenty previous ...
Yun-de is lacquerware in Burmese, and the art is called Pan yun (ပန်းယွန်း). The lacquer is the sap tapped from the varnish tree or Thitsee (Gluta usitata, syn. Melanorrhoea usitata) that grows wild in the forests of Myanmar (formerly Burma). [40] It is straw-colored but turns black on exposure to air.
Kohei Kirimoto, an 8th-generation lacquerware artisan, walked through the ruins of his century-old workshop in the Japanese coastal town of Wajima on Thursday, concerned only for his missing cats.
three bells; two from 1495; the third, from the shōrō, was first cast in 1496 then recast in 1697; looted in the aftermath of the Battle of Okinawa, it was returned from the Philippines in 1950; with a height of 206 centimetres (6 ft 9 in) and diameter of 119 centimetres (3 ft 11 in) and weighing 1.9 tons, it is the largest in Okinawa [6] [7
Writing lacquer box with Irises at Yatsuhashi, by Ogata Kōrin, Edo period (National Treasure) Inro in maki-e lacquer, Edo period, 18th century. Lacquerware (漆器, shikki) is a Japanese craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts, as lacquer has been used in urushi-e, prints, and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food.
Urasoe Art Museum (浦添市美術館, Urasoe-shi bijutsukan) opened in 1990 in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection has a particular focus upon Ryukyu lacquerware. The collection has a particular focus upon Ryukyu lacquerware.
Property Holder Comments Image Ref. Kumi Odori 組踊 Kumi odori: Traditional Kumi Odori Preservation Society (伝統組踊保存会): inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity [5]