Lacquered Wooden Box Set Maki-E Tengu Characters Japan Early 20th Century

Description: Check out our reviews Add this store to my favorites FURNITURE SEATS LIGHTING / CANDLE HOLDERS TABLE ART PORCELAIN EARTHENWARE SILVERWARE MIRRORS / FRAMES SCULPTURES PAINTINGS / GRAPHIC ARTS WATCHMAKING ANTIQUE JEWELRY GLASSWARE / CRYSTALWARE RELIGIOUS OBJECTS DISPLAY OBJECTS COLLECTIBLES ASIAN OBJECTS MAGHREB OBJECTS ARCHITECTURE Lacquered wooden box with maki-e* decoration of two characters, two Tengu** with their long noses, flying in the air, at the bottom a mountain, from Japan, vintage early 20th century. This box is in good condition and is of good quality. Note: small stain on the lid (see last photo), some dirt, scratches and slight wear over time, see photos. * Maki-e represents the most sophisticated technique of lacquer art, designating decorative work where dust, particles of gold or silver are delicately sprinkled on still wet lacquer, generally black, to create the pattern. The powder embedded between each layer of lacquer helps to bring out the decorations by illuminating them. Maki-e itself has given rise to a flowering of techniques specific to it. The first is without any relief (togidashi maki-e). The second offers a slight relief (hiramaki-e). The third type of decoration, which appeared in the Kamakura period (1185–1333), is distinguished by a strong relief (takamaki-e) obtained first by applying dry lacquer powder, charcoal or tin. and then by applying a treatment identical to that of Hiramaki-e. One of the greatest beauties of lacquer is that it adorns both the most precious and everyday objects. Lacquerware bowls and tableware span the centuries, as do boxes with multiple uses: document boxes, tea boxes, incense boxes, brush boxes, ink boxes, card boxes, medicine boxes, etc. (Extract from Proantic magazine) ** Tengu are a type of legendary creature in Japanese folk religion. Belonging to the yokai family, he is also considered a kami (or Shinto deity) reigning over the mountain and the forest. In art, tengu appear in a wide number of forms, but they usually fall somewhere between a large monstrous bird and a fully anthropomorphic being, often with a red face or an unusually large or large nose. The oldest representations of tengu show them similar to kites which can take human form, often with wings, a bird's head or a beak. The long noses of the tengu seem to have been designed in the 14th century, as a humanization of the original bird beak. The tengu's long noses connect them with the Shinto deity Saruta-hiko.Dimensions : 25.8 cm x 18.6 cm / 3.3 cm Reference : E10 728 * Maki-e represents the most sophisticated technique of lacquer art, designating decorative work where dust, particles of gold or silver are delicately sprinkled on still wet lacquer, generally black, to create the pattern. The powder embedded between each layer of lacquer helps to bring out the decorations by illuminating them. Maki-e itself has given rise to a flowering of techniques specific to it. The first is without any relief (togidashi maki-e). The second offers a slight relief (hiramaki-e). The third type of decoration, which appeared in the Kamakura period (1185–1333), is distinguished by a strong relief (takamaki-e) obtained first by applying dry lacquer powder, charcoal or tin. and then by applying a treatment identical to that of Hiramaki-e. One of the greatest beauties of lac

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