Wajima Lacquerware matcha cup

A matcha cup adorned with the image of crabs playing on the shore, formed by the generous application of Nerikanshitsu (kneaded dry lacquer).

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©Ayaka Umeda

©Hiroshi Ohno

©Ayaka Umeda

©Hiroshi Ohno

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Rikio & Kazuyori Hikimochi

Wajima, Japan

The city of Wajima on the northwestern coast of Japan is the birthplace of the traditional Wajima-nuri lacquerware method. Usually carried out by mult ...

London

Homo Faber

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