Renge Yousei 妖精 Japanese soup bowls It has red in behind

It has red in behind the black

the maki-e decoration can never be elegant as it hopes to be

you will see the beautiful fine continuous wood grains beneath the clear and smooth surface

the main characteristic of this bowl is the urushi lacquer finish called Kijiro (木地呂)

Brand new Special Maki-e small Box by Tomonori Yamasaki

Renge Yousei 妖精 Japanese soup bowls It has red in behindLacquer work master Junichi Hakose has displayed his creation of art in maki e (sprinkled pictures in gold and other materials) in his traditional yet modern style. The work is simply superb with every detail emitting its beauty. The maki e techniques with the use of slightly different colors of gold in different thicknesses and the use of mother of pearls have created one synchronized harmony of his world of elegance in urushi lacquer. You would