Basho [banana tree]
Tray
ca. 2000 (made)
ca. 2000 (made)
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This decorative lacquer tray in the form of a banana plant (basho) was made by the contemporary lacquer artist, Kiyomi Okukubo. It is made of hemp cords which are shaped to the desired form and repeatedly saturated with lacquer and allowed to dry. Her interest in material and texture as well as lacquer is particularly well reflected in this object.
Kiyomi Okukubo graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1984, majoring in urushi lacquering. In 2003 she won the Gotoh Memorial Cultural Award for the most promising young talent which enabled her to travel to North America and Europe. In 2003 she was selected as a trainee of the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists and spent a year in London attached to the V&A. She regularly submits her works to various prestigious exhibitions, winning First Prize at events in 1985, 1986 and 1990.
Kiyomi Okukubo graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1984, majoring in urushi lacquering. In 2003 she won the Gotoh Memorial Cultural Award for the most promising young talent which enabled her to travel to North America and Europe. In 2003 she was selected as a trainee of the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists and spent a year in London attached to the V&A. She regularly submits her works to various prestigious exhibitions, winning First Prize at events in 1985, 1986 and 1990.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Basho [banana tree] |
| Materials and techniques | Cord soaked in lacquer |
| Brief description | Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer; Tray, cord covered in green lacquer with a metallic sheen, flower with folding petals, Japan, Okikubo Kiyomi, ca. 2000. |
| Physical description | A cord tray in the form of a flower with ten inward-folding petals covered in light green lacquer on the upper side and dark green lacquer on the underside with a light metallic sheen. The base is covered with a textile covering on top of the cord and under the lacquer, with a thin, circular footring attached towards the middle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Artist's signature in gold hiramaki-e lacquer on the base)
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| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This decorative lacquer tray in the form of a banana plant (basho) was made by the contemporary lacquer artist, Kiyomi Okukubo. It is made of hemp cords which are shaped to the desired form and repeatedly saturated with lacquer and allowed to dry. Her interest in material and texture as well as lacquer is particularly well reflected in this object. Kiyomi Okukubo graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1984, majoring in urushi lacquering. In 2003 she won the Gotoh Memorial Cultural Award for the most promising young talent which enabled her to travel to North America and Europe. In 2003 she was selected as a trainee of the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists and spent a year in London attached to the V&A. She regularly submits her works to various prestigious exhibitions, winning First Prize at events in 1985, 1986 and 1990. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.25-2004 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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