INRO and
other miniature forms of
Japanese Lacquer Art
1 (Frontispiece), INRO. Emma, king of hell. Signed: Yama-da Joka. Red takamakie decorated with aogai on a black ground with mura nashiji. 37/8" x 23/16" x 11/4". 4 cases and lid.
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Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.
of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan
with editorial offices at
Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032
Copyright in Japan, 1971
by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 76-109406
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0383-2 (ebook)
First printing, 1971
Book design & typography by Florence Sakade
Layout of plates by Shigeo Katakura
PRINTED IN JAPAN
| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 | |
| INTRODUCTION | 17 | |
| 1 : | Characteristics of Japanese Lacquer Art | 21 |
| Geographical Influences 23 | ||
| Chinese Influences 25 | ||
| Religious Influences 31 | ||
| Influences of the Feudal System 33 | ||
| Cultural Influences 37 | ||
| Subject Matter: General Principles 45 | ||
| Pictorial Subject Matter: Nature 46 | ||
| Pictorial Subject Matter: Human Figures 48 | ||
| Subject Matter: Decorative 49 | ||
| 2 : | History of Japanese Lacquer | 57 |
| Ancient Period (to A.D. 552) 57 | ||
| Asuka (Suiko) Period (552-645) 57 | ||
| Nara Period (645-794) 58 | ||
| Heian Period (794-1185) 59 | ||
| Kamakura Period (1185-1392) 61 | ||
| Muromachi (Ashikaga) Period (1392-1573) 62 | ||
| Momoyama Period (1573-1615) 63 | ||
| Edo Period (1615-1868) 65 | ||
| Modern Period (1868 to present) 69 | ||
| 3 : | Lacquer Manufacture and Techniques | 103 |
| Chemical and Physical Properties 103 | ||
| Preparation of Various Lacquers 104 | ||
| Preparation of the Core 106 | ||
| Honji: Priming the Core 107 | ||
| Materials and Techniques of Ornamentation 108 | ||
| Classification of Techniques 111 | ||
| Background Techniques 112 | ||
| The Pictorial and Decorative Designs 115 | ||
| Makie (Sown or Sprinkled Picture) 116 | ||
| Color Techniques 119 | ||
| Lacquer Painting 122 | ||
| Carved Lacquer 124 | ||
| Imbedded Lacquer 126 | ||
| Encrusted Lacquer 127 | ||
| Lacquer Imitating or Covering Other Materials 129 | ||
| Transparent Lacquer 133 | ||