Working from his home studio in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Onihira Keiji is keeping centuries-old maki-e decorative ...

Three emerging Vietnamese artists have had their work featured in a lacquer painting exhibition held by the South Korean Cultural Centre in Ha Noi. Three emerging Vietnamese artists have had their ...

Furniture of Gold Lacquer Inlay Art are displayed at the Beijing Gold Lacquer Inlay Art Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 10, 2024. Gold Lacquer Inlay Art, a main category of traditional ...

A lacquer work from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. [Photo/namoc.org] About 60 pieces of lacquer work from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute will be showcased at the National Art Museum of China in ...

At his second solo exhibition Fairy Land, lacquer painterartist Nguyen Quoc Huy displays large and distinctive paintings. The pieces feature light colours, which are rarely used in lacquer painting.

Japanese exhibitor Onishi Nagatoshi explains the idea behind his work at the 2016 Fuzhou International Lacquer Art Biennial in Fuzhou, Fujian province, from July 17 to Aug 18. Hu Meidong / China Daily ...

In Japan, before there was plastic, there was lacquer. Shiny and waterproof, it made an excellent coating for wooden cups, bowls, utensils and food storage containers. Unlike plastic, an industrial ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced a major gift of a collection of Japanese lacquer objects from the Avant family, known for their outstanding work in the arts, philanthropy and ...

Lyu Xiqin, a young craftsman, has immersed himself in lacquer art, an ancient Chinese artistic tradition, for 10 years. He's been deeply fascinated by its antiquity and mystery and is committed to ...

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