I came to meet the Japanese lacquer in Kanazawa 20 years ago, and since then tackled with the art, especially with the golden Japanese lacquer-URUSI work, and searched for a form in which I can express myself the most. In effect I have sought an approach to express the golden Japanese lacquer-URUSI work, a traditional art in the Japanese lacquer craftsmanship, by presenting it in a level perspective. By doing so, not as a boxed receptacle or a vessel, I have wrestled with the art of the golden Japanese lacquer-URUSI work, which enhances tremendous decorative styles and techniques, and have questioned myself with each piece of work what I can do with the art. I hope you enjoy the presence of my works which definitely succeeds the art's tradition at the same time.
Akira Nakamura
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