Crafted by the renowned lacquerer Shirayama Shosai, this rare and significant artefact from post-war Japan is a treasured part of the Royal Collection Trust. Also Read | This is how much the ...

The chemistry between a man's hands and raw lacquer evolved in this land for millennia.

During the mid-19th and 20th centuries, Western art saw the birth of Japonisme.

No one could better summarize the evolution of the techniques and artistic styles than Yang Ming, a celebrated lacquerer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), who wrote in the preface for Xiushi Lu ...