𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚-𝐛𝐨𝐧

Old piece of matsu (pine) converted into a sencha tray and decorated with lobster, octopus and turbot

This work magnifies the marquetry technique invented by Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663-1747), a famous lacquer master, painter (ukiyo-e) and haiku poet. Ritsuō is his artist name (gō). His style, called “Haritsu”, incorporates many types of materials such as lead, gold, silver, copper, iron, and fragments of ceramics, ivory and glass into the maki-e lacquer.