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Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Zen Washi Japanese Paper Shade
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Under the Hazy Moon
Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp. Washi shade is famous as Isamu Noguchi Akari lightings.
Base is made of brass...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #2 Zen Washi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: OBAKE UN
Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp. Washi shade is famous as Isamu Noguchi Akari lightings.
Base is made of brass. Limited pattern painted model. Edition of 3+1AP
E26,27 light bulb.
Available to work with 100-250V.
Artist statement
In Japan, there is an animist belief that the soul dwells in old tools that have passed a long time and turns into spirits such as "Youkai" or "OBAKE." Its existence lurks in the darkness of everyday life, sometimes causing fear and sometimes entertaining.
This lantern is not an old tool, but it is made by the historic "Kojima Shoten", where the 10th generation are craftsmen in Kyoto. It's rare nowadays, and it's a style in which lanterns are made from bamboo bones to assembling papers and painting in one workshop and go. So, I decided to transform the polite crafted Japanese lanterns, which have been run through a traditional history, into a modern and pop style. It's not just OBAKE lurking in the darkness, but an existence who snuggles up to us as a more sophisticated being.
These one-eyed OBAKE have a meaningful look that originated in ancient Sanskrit culture. The red-eye "A [a]" is the facial expression that is the first pronunciation to make a sound in Sanskrit, which means "truth" and "spirit of inquiry" at the same time. The blue-eyed "UN [hu?]" expresses the pronunciation to close the sound, and at the same time means "wisdom" and "nirvana." There is also the idea that describing the beginning and end of the universe is represented by considering the "A" and "UN" as a pair. In Asia, it is a common sight to see a pair of guardian statues...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Japanese Chochin Floor Lamp Limited Edition #1 Zen Washi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: OBAKE A
Contemporary style Japanese Washi Japanese traditional paper shade floor lamp. Washi shade is famous as Isamu Noguchi Akari lightings.
Base is made of brass. Limited pattern painted model. Edition of 3+1AP
E26,27 light bulb.
Available to work with 100-250V.
Artist statement
In Japan, there is an animist belief that the soul dwells in old tools that have passed a long time and turns into spirits such as "Youkai" or "OBAKE." Its existence lurks in the darkness of everyday life, sometimes causing fear and sometimes entertaining.
This lantern is not an old tool, but it is made by the historic "Kojima Shoten", where the 10th generation are craftsmen in Kyoto. It's rare nowadays, and it's a style in which lanterns are made from bamboo bones to assembling papers and painting in one workshop and go. So, I decided to transform the polite crafted Japanese lanterns, which have been run through a traditional history, into a modern and pop style. It's not just OBAKE lurking in the darkness, but an existence who snuggles up to us as a more sophisticated being.
These one-eyed OBAKE have a meaningful look that originated in ancient Sanskrit culture. The red-eye "A [a]" is the facial expression that is the first pronunciation to make a sound in Sanskrit, which means "truth" and "spirit of inquiry" at the same time. The blue-eyed "UN [hu?]" expresses the pronunciation to close the sound, and at the same time means "wisdom" and "nirvana." There is also the idea that describing the beginning and end of the universe is represented by considering the "A" and "UN" as a pair. In Asia, it is a common sight to see a pair of guardian statues...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Kiriko Candleholder Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Craft Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Candleholder designed by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work is made of antique Kiriko glass plate and brass.
Artist create new style candleholder by combining old kiriko glass and Indust...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Calico Clothing tray Ryosuke Harashima Urushi Contemporary Zen Japanese Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Tray made by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work is made of antique tray painted by urushi and fabric.
Artist create renewed tray which is upholstered with fabric. This pattern was reache...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Cabinet Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Craft Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cabinet by Ryosuke Harashima.
Name: Casa Do Walk
Collection: STILLIFE
A chest for ship with a key door.
With four legs that imitate a stilt building structure, it looks like a house that going to walk.
STILLIFE
STILLIFE is not to redesign old Japanese folk tools but also to have a dialogue with the tools. Morphing "old folk tools" into a "more attractive still life" by giving it a modern interpretation. "Tsukumo God" which we Japanese...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Bamboo Lattice Light Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Craft Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Lamp designed by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work is made of antique Japanese bamboo basket and brass.
Artist creates new style lamp by comb...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Console Light Table Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Craft Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Console light table designed by Ryosuke Harashima.
Name: How deep the dark.
Collection: Stillife
A low table by morphing a wooden box lid that stores two Japanese gold folding screens...
Category
2010s Japanese Minimalist Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Candleholder 2 Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese craft Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Candleholder designed by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work is made of Japanese antique glass plate and brass.
Artist create new style candleholder by ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Japanese Console with Folding Screen Zen Japanese Modern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Early Dawn
Collection: STILLIFE
A console table that using a wooden box that stores two Japanese gold folding screens. It is a new histor...
Category
2010s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Brass
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Urushi Layered Box 1 and 2
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Urushi tray object made by Ryosuke Harashima.
This work has made through combining old nesting boxes and cylinder brass parts.
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Urushi Layered Box2 Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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H 7.09 in W 15.75 in L 7.09 in
Urushi Layered Box Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese Mingei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Urushi tray object made by Ryosuke Harashima.
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Kiriko Candleholder Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen Japanese craft Mingei
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