SPROUTING BOX
Box
ca. 1978 (made)
ca. 1978 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Suzuki pioneered the use of acrylic as a base for lacquering in the late 1960s. Born into an established Kyoto lacquer making family, Suzuki's early development of avant-garde interests led to his association with the Nitten exhibition while he was still a student at Tokyo University of Arts in the mid-1950s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | SPROUTING BOX (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lacquered and painted wood and carved acrylic |
| Brief description | Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer; 'Sprouting Box', wooden base and acrylic lid with black and red lacquer combined with orange, grey, blue and green oil-based paint, 1978, by Suzuki Masaya (1932-2013), Kyoto |
| Physical description | While the base of the work shown here is constructed and lacquered in the standard manner, its lid is made of carved and polished acrylic. The inside of the base is decorated with diagonal bands of orange and grey oil-based paint. Blue and green paint have been applied to the flat, uncut areas of the acrylic and then covered in black lacquer. The combination of the carving and the high refractive index of the acrylic results in the wildly swirling pattern of colours contained within the confines of the subdued black and red cube. |
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| Content description | Suzuki Masaya, acrylic |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Maker's mark Masa in grey on outside wall of lower section |
| Summary | Suzuki pioneered the use of acrylic as a base for lacquering in the late 1960s. Born into an established Kyoto lacquer making family, Suzuki's early development of avant-garde interests led to his association with the Nitten exhibition while he was still a student at Tokyo University of Arts in the mid-1950s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.8-1991 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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