小筥 海老像 Ebizo

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水揚げされたばかりのロブスターは、その水を纏った質感が漆ととても似ている。
漆の塗り肌は曲面上で生きるので、曲面の連続である海老の体を胎として塗り上げた。

技法:朱黒溜塗り、比翼金箔仕上げ

When I saw the lobster that had just been landed, I was surprised that the texture of lobster water coated was just like Urushi lacquer coated.
I think it is the curved surface that makes the Urushi lacquered surface look the most beautiful.
Therefore I tried a work using the body of a lobster made of a series of the curved surfaces.

180mm×320mm×110mm

Technique: Shudame-urushinuri (vermillion lacquer with translucent overcoat), Gold leaf gild

Lobster shell, Japanese urushi lacquer, tonoko, jinoko, hemp cloth, vermillion, gold leaf

  • Yohko Toda