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Kamisaka Sekka

Japanese Lacquer Box

Japanese Lacquer Box

Regular price ¥272,000 JPY
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A lacquer box decorated with a Rimpa style thatched house under golden boughs by Kamisaka Sekka dating from the late Taisho period. It is 15 x 12.5 x 6 cm (6 x 5 x 2 inches) and is in overall fine condition, with a few stress cracks gained over the last century.

Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) is the godfather of 20th century Japanese design and the Rimpa revival. He was born in Kyoto in 1866, one of six siblings. From 1882 he began his artistic career, however did not take-off until visiting the Paris Expo in 1901, where he was exposed to Art Nouveau and Western industrial design concepts. He was adept as a painter and designer in an assortment of other media, working with various artisans to bring to life his ideas. He was employed as a teacher at the Kyoto Municipal School of Art (future University of Fine Art), and was widely exhibited and prized throughout his career, which ended in retirement in 1938.

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