Sample Board
2012 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The 29 stages on the sample board are as follows:
1-3. Lacquer and hemp cloth are applied to a cypress wood base.
4. The surface is scraped flat with a blade.
5-7. Fine clay mixed with lacquer is applied as a filler and polished with a whetstone.
8-22. A smooth ground is built up by applying six progressively fine layers of lacquer mixed with clay. Each layer is polished with a whetstone.
23-28. Three coats of black lacquer are applied, each one polished with charcoal.
29. The surface is sealed with a thin coating of clear lacquer.
1-3. Lacquer and hemp cloth are applied to a cypress wood base.
4. The surface is scraped flat with a blade.
5-7. Fine clay mixed with lacquer is applied as a filler and polished with a whetstone.
8-22. A smooth ground is built up by applying six progressively fine layers of lacquer mixed with clay. Each layer is polished with a whetstone.
23-28. Three coats of black lacquer are applied, each one polished with charcoal.
29. The surface is sealed with a thin coating of clear lacquer.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cypress wood substrate, hemp cloth, urushi, clay |
| Brief description | Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer; Sample board demonstrating the stages involved in the creation of a black lacquer ground on a wooden substrate (for subsequent decoration using maki-e techniques), Mejiro Institute of Urushi Conservation, 2012 |
| Physical description | Sample board of oblong shape showing in 29 stages the process of creation of a black lacquer ground on a wooden substrate |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Made by the Mejiro Insitute of Urushi Research & Restoration with the generous support of the Toshiba International Foundation |
| Summary | The 29 stages on the sample board are as follows: 1-3. Lacquer and hemp cloth are applied to a cypress wood base. 4. The surface is scraped flat with a blade. 5-7. Fine clay mixed with lacquer is applied as a filler and polished with a whetstone. 8-22. A smooth ground is built up by applying six progressively fine layers of lacquer mixed with clay. Each layer is polished with a whetstone. 23-28. Three coats of black lacquer are applied, each one polished with charcoal. 29. The surface is sealed with a thin coating of clear lacquer. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.56-2012 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2013 |
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