Hot-water ewer, 16th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Negoro ware; wood, red and black lacquerexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.413a,b
Not on Viewexpand_more
This ewer used for hot water exemplifies the Japanese lacquer technique known as Negoro, whereby the artist covers a carved wooden core with black lacquer, allows it to dry, and then applies red lacquer. Over time and with use, the red lacquer on the surface is worn away to reveal the black lacquer beneath, an aspect of Negoro lacquer works that is beloved in Japan. Although modest forms often characterize the earliest Negoro lacquers, some later examples can be strikingly intricate. The design for this ewer, for example, includes multiple floral projections, repeated cord motifs, and a narrow, elegantly curved spout. The companion to this ewer is in the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Details
- Title
- Hot-water ewer
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.413a,b
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 790
- Curator Approved
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