Japanese Fine Old Lacquer Sake Stand Makie Technique With Cranes Tree #4

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Japanese Fine Old Lacquer Sake Stand Makie Technique With Cranes Tree #4:
$250.00

Japanese Fine Old Lacquer Sake Stand Makie Technique With Cranes TreeThis is a very fine quality Japanese sake stand, made of high quality lacquer. The stand is in very good condition, it has a tiny peeling on the sides where the slits are, please look at the photo carefully. Unrecognizable on the top because of the designs. The top of the stand has 3 slits, if the sake spilled while pouring it meant to hold the overflow. The stand dated during Taisho Period. This lacquer is class A, high quality made. Th measurements are 7\" 7/8H x 7.5 the side on the top part of the stand.

The Japanese lacquer wares were so famous long ago that the art was called \" Jappanings\" to this day, connoiseurs believe that Japanese lacquer and it\'s designs display the finest taste and most exquisite craftsmanship of the World\'s applied arts.

Please look at the photos carefully. Japanese lacquer which is known also asShikki(漆器) means \"lacquer ware\".

The sap of thelacquer tree, today bearing the technical description of \"urushiol-based lacquer,\" has traditionally been used inJapan. As the substance is poisonous to the touch until it dries, the creation of lacquerware has long been practiced only by skilled dedicated artisans.

Lacquer has been found to have been used in Japan as early as 7000 BC, during theJōmon period. Evidence for this was discovered at the Kakinoshima \"B\" Excavation Site inHokkaido\'s Minamikayabe Town Many traditional crafts and industrial arts produced throughout Japanese history were initially influenced by China, and afterward experienced various native stylistic influences and innovations over the centuries. TheEdo period(1603–1868) saw an increase in the focused cultivation of lacquer trees and the development of the techniques used. In the 18th century colored lacquers came into wider use.

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