Name: Rhino Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art by Someya Satoshi
Price: 7500 USD
Availability: InStock

Dimensions: 24ʺW × 9ʺD × 22ʺH

Styles: Japonisme

Period: 2000 - 2009

Country of Origin: Japan

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Rope; Wood

Condition: Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections

Color: Black

Tear Sheet

Condition Notes: Good Wear consistent with age and use. No issues noticed, some interior wear due to the handmade process by the … moreGood Wear consistent with age and use. No issues noticed, some interior wear due to the handmade process by the artist. less

Description: Japanese Lacquer Rhino Sculpture by Someya Satoshi (1983-). A hand-molded lacquer sculpture that depicts a fantasy beast "Rhino". The artist … more Japanese Lacquer Rhino Sculpture by Someya Satoshi (1983-). A hand-molded lacquer sculpture that depicts a fantasy beast "Rhino". The artist uses century-old traditional techniques and symbols but with an innovative contemporary energy that borders mysticism, shamanism and surrealism. Found objects were equally treated as part of the meticulous designs as the elaborate Maki-e and shell inlays.
According to the press of Honolulu Museum of Art: "Someya Satoshi has been described as “one of the most significant contemporary lacquer artists working in Japan today.” (Japan Times, 12 Dec. 2013) His work combines objects of daily use, such as bathing buckets, serving trays, and soup bowls, with a wide array of natural materials, including animal bones, horns and antlers, sand, stones, leaves and branches. In the process, he implements a range of traditional lacquer methods passed down from pre-modern eras, such as the kanshitsu or “dry lacquer” technique, the origins of which date to Japan’s Nara period (710–784). After creating his forms, he embellishes them with designs inspired by calligraphy, traditional Japanese textile patterns, and even contemporary manga or comic books. His work defies ordinary definitions of lacquer art and successfully challenges the perceived limits of this extremely difficult and, in some ways, most conservative of traditional Japanese art forms".
His work was exhibited in US such as Honolulu Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Morikami Museum etc. For a complete resume of the artist, see the artist's page in Imura Art Gallery.
Reference: For a very similar Bull Sculpture see Hard Bodies Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture by Andreas Marks (exhibition catalog of Minneapolis Institute of Art) Page 123.
Provenance: Purchased in 2008 at SOFA Chicago from Keiko Gallery. less

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