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Yoshio Okada (b. 1977), Fluttering, Box with Sprinkled Design of Jellyfish, 2020, Wood body; gold, silver, and aokin togidashi maki-e, colored lacquer, gold nashiji, and thin shell inlay on a polished black-lacquer ground; the interior surfaces nashiji; the base polished black lacquer, 5½ × 5½ × 5½ in. (14 × 13.8 × 13.8cm)
Yoshio Okada (b. 1977), Fluttering, Box with Sprinkled Design of Jellyfish, 2020, Wood body; gold, silver, and aokin togidashi maki-e, colored lacquer, gold nashiji, and thin shell inlay on a polished black-lacquer ground; the interior surfaces nashiji; the base polished black lacquer, 5½ × 5½ × 5½ in. (14 × 13.8 × 13.8cm)
Yoshio Okada (b. 1977), Shining Moon, Hazy Clouds, Kanshitsu Box with Sprinkled Design of Celestial Phenomena, 2020, Kanshitsu body made from cloth reinforced with lacquer; gold, silver, and aokin togidashi maki-e, gold nashiji, colored lacquer, and thin shell inlays on a polished black-lacquer ground, the design continuing down the sides and onto the base; the interior surfaces gold nashiji, 1½ × 5¾ × 4¼ n. (4 × 14.5 × 11 cm)
Yoshio Okada (b. 1977), Shining Moon, Hazy Clouds, Kanshitsu Box with Sprinkled Design of Celestial Phenomena, 2020, Kanshitsu body made from cloth reinforced with lacquer; gold, silver, and aokin togidashi maki-e, gold nashiji, colored lacquer, and thin shell inlays on a polished black-lacquer ground, the design continuing down the sides and onto the base; the interior surfaces gold nashiji, 1½ × 5¾ × 4¼ n. (4 × 14.5 × 11 cm)
Kyoko Ibe, Sakuhin (Work), 2019, Four-panel folding screen; recycled ganpi paper fibers, ink, document fragments, mica and mineral pigments, 68½ x 110½ in. (174 x 281 cm)
Kyoko Ibe, Sakuhin (Work), 2019, Four-panel folding screen; recycled ganpi paper fibers, ink, document fragments, mica and mineral pigments, 68½ x 110½ in. (174 x 281 cm)
Asia Week Exhibition 2021
Lacquer Works by Yoshio Okada
The exhibition is centered around two series: “Celestial Phenomena” and “Jellyfish”.
“Celestial Phenomena” depicts heavenly bodies seen through clouds. Okada uses the kanshitsu technique for most of the boxes, fashioning them from hemp cloth combined with lacquer sap. Their profiles match the sky’s curve.
Ocean creatures resembling multiple moons reflected on the surface of the night sea inspired Okada to create “Jellyfish”. An immersive sense of depth is achieved by executing the decoration in two layers.
Okada uses meticulous processes to achieve the lightest and most evanescent of visual effects. The resulting works are compelling fusions of time-honored skills with contemporary sensibility.
Winter Show 2021
Thomsen Gallery will present select works of Japanese art from the 6th century to the present, including folding screens and hanging scroll paintings, gold lacquer boxes, signed bamboo ikebana baskets, tea ceramics, and contemporary porcelain sculptures by Sueharu Fukami.
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