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Edo-Period Maki-e Lacquer Drum Box with Phoenix and Paulownia

Edo Period (1603 - 1868)

The Raden Rectangular Box is a refined wood-core lacquerware crafted during the Meiji period. Its surface is coated in black lacquer and richly inlaid with dense floral motifs using ...

The Chinkin Lacquer Dandelion Box is a masterpiece by Fumio Mae, recognized as a Living National Treasure of Japan. Using the demanding chinkin technique, Mae engraved delicate dande...

This is a beautiful contemporary photograph of the bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. The photograph is processed in a way that the grain of the wood eventually becomes the "canvas" and backdrop for this image. It is processed directly on birch wood using archival inks and is then sealed with a durable semi-glossy lacquer. The image shows a person with a bright halo, crossing the bridge or in the center of the bridge about to cross a metaphorical bridge. This metaphor can be translated into many beautiful messages in life. HUGO G. URRUTIA + MK SEMOS Urrutia is an interdisciplinary artist, interested in the cross-pollination between art and architecture. A graduate and active member of the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom, Urrutia’s work creates a distinct spatiality located at the interstice of art and architecture. His work explores and uses the technology for design and fabrication, with a sensitive and conscious reminder of the creativity of human endeavor. Urrutia graduated from the Architectural Association in 2013, earning a Master of Architecture in the Design & Make programme. In 2000, he graduated from Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Architecture and Design and received the 2000 Outstanding Thesis Award. In 2004, he founded Decorazon Gallery in Dallas’ historic Bishop Arts District where he directed, curated and exhibited numerous art/architectural exhibitions for national and international artists. His personal artwork has been exhibited in the United States, United Kingdom, Thailand, Colombia, and Hong Kong. His participation in art and architectural competitions and public projects include; the AIA Cincinnati, where he received the Design Award for the 2000 National Urban Poetry I competition and the 2005 ARQUINE - International Architecture Competition in Mexico City. His art installations – The Mexican Tsunami, and Making a Killing – have both been featured at the Art Santa Fe 2010 Contemporary Art Fair, curated by Charlotte Jackson...

FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Agustin Jorge Martinez Ramirez IAM 2nd. Place Category “Gold Bathed Laca” INSTITUTO DEL ARTESANO MICHOACANO LVII ...