Minneapolis Institute of Art
Album of Lacquer Pictures by the Venerable Zeshin
Shibata Zeshin
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper with lacquer (urushi-e)
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Trained as a painter, Shibata Zeshin also received critical acclaim for his lacquer designs. He championed a technique of painting with lacquer on paper and silk, a difficult process but one that gives an appealing luster to his renderings. Each of the six leaves of this album shows his masterly use of this unusual medium. Japan, Asia
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