目次 Night view surfacing on lacquer workLacquer work artist, Miyoshi’s encounter with lacquer work was by chance. Her arts club teacher in high school was a lacquer work instructor. She makes a variety of pieces such as vessels, boxes, and cups; all of which are applied with gold lacquer. Scenes of a city appear on the background of black lacquer. A light illuminating a window, headlights of a car. These lights are expressed with gold lacquer. Gold lacquer glitters, and it becomes even brighter when in layers with the opaque coloring of lacquer. |
Illustrating various motifsMiyoshi projects various things other than night views on her work. At the time of the interview she was working on her pieces for a exhibition. The motif she was working on was ”Shimacho”. ”Shimacho” is a sample book of ”kimono” patterns from the old days with actual pieces of fabric pasted on it. She illustrated the sample book with lacquer and gold lacquer. |
New appeal of collaboration”I want to give you something,” said Miyoshi as she handed Nakata a sommelier knife. The handle was decorated with lacquer and gold lacquer. ”Wow, this is great!” exclaimed Nakata. This piece was a collaboration with Keiji Onizuka, a metal worker. Miyoshi showed us other pieces she collaborated with artists who use different materials. A small box she was planning on exhibiting at Higashi-Nihon Dento Kogei Exhibition. It was already very beautiful with a night view illustrated in gold lacquer inside the box, but Miyoshi showed us a glass lid. When she covered the box with the lid, it seemed like light shone from within, giving it a completely different side to it. |