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I will gradually try to present the works of outstanding lacquer artists in the gallery.

  Shibata Zeshin (柴田 是真, 1807 - 1891) was a Japanese painter, varnisher and printmaker of the late Edo period and early Meiji era. He came from a family of wood carvers. Kametaro, as Zeshin was called in his childhood, studied with the painter Koma Kansai II and painting with Suzuki Nanrei, a great painter of the Shijō school. It was during his stay with Nanrei that he was given the name Zeshin. Zeshin learned not only the basics of painting and sketching, but also haiku and waka poetry, history, literature and philosophy. He was friends with the great ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Zeshin later studied with other great Kyoto School artists, including Maruyama Ōkyo, Okamoto Toyohiko, and Goshin. He painted many paintings, but was known primarily for his work with lacquer. Koma Kansai died in 1835, and Zeshin inherited the workshop of the Koma School. In addition to gold and silver, Zeshin used bronze, which simulated the appearance and texture of iron, and a range of other decorative substances and styles. Many of his works reflect the concept of wabi, i.e. beauty and elegance in simple means of expression.

Kajikawa is a very famous family of painters. They created in the 17th - 19th centuries. They specialized in inro. They decorated  in many techniques from togidashi to precise kirikane. There were Kajikawas in the family from generation to generation from I to V, but the most famous representative was one of the last descendants, who created Kajikawa Bunryusai in the 19th century.

KOETSU HON'AMI

Koma is a family of outstanding lacquer artists. Members of this school were active from the beginning of the 12th century until the end of the 19th century. Many painters worked under the name Koma (Koma from I to XII (including Kyuhaku, Kyuzo, Seibei, Genzo) and many others. In addition, there were artists from the Koma Kansai family - those whose legacy was taken over by Shibata Zenshin. Koma specialized in various techniques, including combining colored (red) lacquer with metallic powders, obtaining an extraordinary shine when working with takamakie and togidashi. They worked at the same time as Kajikawa and were often compared.

KOMA

This inro is an interesting example of using many techniques at once. Kajikawa Bunryusai  used  takamakie, togidashi,, hiramakie, kinfun,  ginfun,  raden, kirikane and some others.

Ogata Kōrin jap. 尾形光琳; (1658-1716)  lacquerer, painter and designer. He was born in Kyoto into a wealthy merchant family, his younger brother Kenzan was a famous potter and painter. He studied with teachers from the Kanō school. Kōrin is known for his paintings painted on screens and ceramics, as well as for the works he designed and some of them made in the Japanese lacquer technique. He created on suzuribako, inrō and other objects. He was a continuator of the Rimpa school (founded by Hon'ami Kōetsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu, later known as the Kōrin school. He had many followers, which is easy to recognize because his style was very characteristic.

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