Lacquer Worker’s Box textile A Japanese bamboo fruit basket

A Japanese bamboo fruit basket with interwoven wisteria root inclusions and an overhead handle

and their unforced character is exactly what the mingei tradition celebrates

A long wooden wand used to mix lacquer in the workshop

Bishamonten is a Japanese god of war and a Buddhist protector of shrines and holy places

These cones are crafted from handmade Katagami paper

Lacquer Worker’s Box textile A Japanese bamboo fruit basketLacquer workers box. Wood finished in deep urushi to emulate a well used workshop vessel, the exterior built up with controlled layers, drips, and brush wipes intentionally composed to show the optical depth and gloss of lacquer.