AO4: Japanese Wooden Covered Bowls, Lacquer Ware, 19C
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AO4: Japanese Wooden Covered Bowls, Lacquer Ware, 19C Thank you for visiting my auctions for Antique Japanese Wooden Covered Bowls, Lacquer Ware, 19C ! ITEM DISCRIPTION Item Antique Japanese Wooden Covered Bowls, Lacquer Ware,19C Condition As shown in the pictures, it is excellent condition for the age. One bowl has small lacquer-peeled spots on the rim (Please refer to the last picture to check it.) Age the end of 19C Size Dia. max. 5.0"(12.7 cm) x H 3.5"(9.0 cm) Description of item This is a pair of wooden covered bowls of Japanese lacquer ware. High quality Japanese lacquer is coated on the Natural wooden-based bowls. These were made about the end of 19 century. The Beutiful Gold Makie picture of flowers is painted on both the lid and the bowl. It's superb! These bowls are very refined Japanese traditional handcraft! To create different colours and textures, maki-e artists use a variety of metal powders including gold, silver, copper, brass, lead, aluminum, platinum, pewter, as well as their alloys. Bamboo tubes and soft brushes of various sizes are used for laying powders and drawing fine lines. As it requires highly-skilled craftsmanship to produce a maki-e painting, young artists usually go through many years of training to develop the skills and to ultimately become maki-e masters. Kouami Douchou (1410-1478) was the
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