Lacquer-wooden Santoku Kitchen Knife - An Imitation (Mitate)
Code: WAKAMIYA 202418
Artist: Takashi WAKAMIYA/ Hikoju Makie
Materials: Natural lacquer, wood, silver powder, charcoal powder
Size: H18mm × W315mm × D45mm
Year: 2024
(Original box signed by the artist)
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Master Takashi Wakamiya , an acclaimed lacquer artist, excels in traditional lacquer techniques with a high mastery level. He is also serving as director for the Hikoju Makie studio. This group of craftsmen designs innovative art objects based on the inheritance of traditional designs and motifs. Much more than creating decorative pieces, his works have interesting sculptural forms and superbly subtle colours that make three-dimensional artefacts unique.