Surf these sites: Aizu Lacquer Ware -- History and lacquer work of Aizu. Short section on the care of lacquer ware. Aizu Lacquer Ware -- Short history, and description of this area''s styles. Japanese Lacquer Boxes -- Text only discussion of a collection of Edo period lacquer boxes presented to the Sackler Museum at Harvard. Lacquer Trivia -- The making and handling of lacquer ware. Lacquer Ware -- Regional styles. Lacquer Work of a Master -- Samples and bio of a modern lacquer ware master who specializes in the maki-e technique. Includes an illustrated description of the process. (Eng/Jpn) Lacquer in Kagawa -- History, uses, famous local masters. Lacquerware -- The lacquer work of Wajima: history, techniques, aesthetics. Well illustrated and good explanatory text. Matsuda, Gonroku -- Master lacquer ware craftsmen of Ishikawa prefecture, with illustrations of their work. Nature As Metaphor: Paintings from China, Korea and Japan -- Very brief discussion of the pictorial aspects of Japanese lacquer work Ryukyuan Lacquerware -- From the collection of the Orasoe Art Museum. [Note: links to the enlargements have not yet been updated (4/27/99), so you have to type in the URL''s proper end if you wish to view them.] Shiraki-ya Lacquer Ware Museum -- Location, hours. Suzutake Lacquer Ware Workshop -- The only lacquer workshop in Japan where visitors can watch the process of creation. Terai Naoji''s Craftwork-1 -- Chronological history of a Living National Treasure. Terai Naoji''s Craftwork-2 -- The creation of a Maki-e lacquer box from conception to completion of the lining. Illustrated. Terai Naoji''s Craftwork-3 -- Examples of his work from 1955 to the 90s. [Note: These are listed as three different URLs because the links among them don''t work at present (5/5/99).] The Pre-Columbian Lacquer of West Mexico -- Paper supporting 8th century trading contact between Japan and the west coast of the Americas, primarily based on similarities of lacquer work (forms, techniques and language). Includes details on the development, materials and processes of Asian lacquer work, with emphasis on the Japanese. Wajima-Nuri -- History, process, and galleries. Yamanaka Lacquer Ware -- Short bio of Ryozo Kawakita
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