Lacquer box “Intersecting Stripes” by Igarashi Kan’ichi

A rectangular lacquer box with sleeve cover, decorated in very shallow relief with a design of stripes, some diagonal and others straight.  The design is executed in green, gold and brown lacquer lines and some of the lines are inlaid in metal.  The lines partially cross each other at intervals to create a lozenge motif in the middle of the top.  The pattern is repeated on the two long sides, whilst the short sides only have stripes.  The interiors of both box and cover are decorated in nashiji; sprinkled gold flakes on a black background.  The outside of the box and the base are lacquered black. The box is contained within the original wooden tomobako, the top of which is inscribed Kosa suru sutoraipu, urushi kazaribako (a decorative lacquer box, with a design entitled Intersecting Stripes).  The reverse of the tomobako has the inscription Heisei junen sangatsu, Igarashi Kan’ichi saku (made by Igarashi Kan’ichi, March in the Heisei 10th year (1998)

After graduating from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts, the lacquer artist Igarashi Kan’ichi (1923 – 2003) studied under Rokkaku Shisui (1867-1950), who was a pioneer in Japanese lacquer craft.  Igarashi was active in the Kofukai Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Lacquerware Exhibition, and a friend of the Kofukai Group. This lacquer box was exhibited at the 84th Kofukai Exhibition in 1998.[1] The artist was a distinguished member of the Nihon Kogei Kai (Japan Arts Crafts Association).  Examples of his work can be found at the Meiji Jingu Shrine Treasure Repository Museum in Shibuya.[2]

1    Kofukai 84 exhibition catalogue, second section, p. 30
2    https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1066456-d8146459-Reviews-Meiji_Jingu_Homotsuden

平成时代/五十嵐貫一作条纹漆盒

此盒长方形，袖盖，表面以米黄色为地，其上装饰轻巧的各色条纹，或横或纵或斜。条纹大体可分为青、棕、深蓝、灰四色，于各面中间位置有序交织，形成几何感。五十嵐貫一（1923-2003）毕业于东京大学纯艺专业，师从日本近代漆艺宗师六角紫水（1867-1950）。五十嵐作为日本最权威的美术社团光風会的重要合作伙伴，其作品多次参展光風会年度大展以及日本全国漆艺展。日本明治神宫宝库博物馆亦藏有其作品。此件漆盒曾参展1998年第8_4_届光風会年度大展。