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Protection Box "Snails", 2011
Aoki Kōdōexpand_more
Lacquer, hemp cloth, gold powder, and opalexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund; purchase from the collection of Elizabeth and Willard Clarkexpand_more 2013.31.189a,b
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Aoki was inspired to make this work after observing a snail crawling on part of a plant stem after a rainfall. This is the only work for which he has produced the likeness of a creature using lacquer. First, he made a clay mold for three segments—the lid, the bottom of the base, and the body of the base. Then he covered the mold with hemp cloth and layers of lacquer, according to the kanshitsu (dry lacquer) technique. He built the snails’ bodies with kiko (wood dust) from Japanese boxwood, wheat flour, and hemp fibers mixed with noriurushi, a combination of lacquer and rice flour. Finally, he decorated this protection box or shell with gold powder and inlaid opal.
Details
- Title
- Protection Box "Snails"
- Artist Life
- born 1976
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.31.189a,b
- Curator Approved
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