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''Wajima-nuri'' (輪島塗) is a type of
''Wajima-nuri'' (輪島塗) is a type of Japanese lacquerware
is a Japanese craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts, as lacquer has been used in '' urushi-e'', prints, and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to ''bento'' boxes for food.
The characteristic of Japanese lacquerwar ...
from Wajima, Ishikawa
is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 27,698 in 12768 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km². The total area of the city was .
Geography
Wajima occupies the northwestern ...
. Wajima-nuri represents a form and style of lacquerware
Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer. Befor ...
which is distinct from other Japanese lacquerware. The main distinguishing feature of Wajima-nuri is the durable undercoating achieved by the applying multiple layers of urushi mixed with powdered diatomaceous earth (''ji-no-ko'') onto delicate zelkova wooden substrates.
History
Techniques and processes
The Association for the Preservation of Wajima-nuri
See also
*Ryukyuan lacquerware
Ryukyuan lacquerware is one of the chief artistic products of the Ryukyu Islands (today Okinawa Prefecture of Japan), and represents a form and style of lacquerware which is distinct from that of the surrounding cultures. Though distinct in its ...
References
External links
* http://shofu.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/wajima_e/index2.html Japanese lacquerware Japanese art terminology Wajima, Ishikawa {{japan-art-stub