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Antique Japanese Wooden Soup-Bowl with Wajima-Nuri, Japanese Lacquerware 1930s

About the Item

This is an antique Japanese soup-bowl made around 1930s with wood. This soup-bowl is made with wajima-nuri, a Japanese lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Wajima-nuri is made by the applying multiple layers of urushi mixed with powdered diatomaceous earth onto delicate wooden substrates. Wajima-nuri is divided into three major processes before the bowls are finished. The "lacquer coating" process with around 23 steps. Each process is carried out by a division of labor, with each craftsman or workshop in charge of a particular process, and it can take more than a year to complete.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.55 in (9 cm)Diameter: 4.73 in (12 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wood,Lacquered
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930
  • Condition:
    This soup-bowl made in 1930s is in good condition even it is an antique item. But there are some little scratches.
  • Seller Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6325227652952
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