-40%
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period
19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period

19th Century Japanese Wood Lacquer Military Medal Box Signed Showa Period

$ 35.11

Availability: 64 in stock
  • Age: 1900-1940
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Color: Black
  • Primary Material: Wood

    Description

    Lacquered Oriental box in Laca Urushi, an millenary technique, and belonging to the Japanese Showa period. It is decorated with a beautiful golden Japanese black pine tree. Mild scratches on the box. Still has original fittings.
    The Shōwa era (in Japanese, 昭和 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 時代 period) or Shōwa period is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), which covers from December 25, 1926 to 7 of January 1989. It was the longest reign of all Japanese emperors.
    The showa era was decisive in the cultural aspect, consolidating the westernizing process that had begun in the Eras Meiji and Taisho. Western influence was strong in aesthetics, architecture, gastronomy, literature and other cultural expressions that were emerging over the years.
    The Urushi-e, known in the West as Japanese lacquered Urushi, emerges, in fact, far from Japan. It has its origin, like many other Japanese artistic techniques, in the ancient Chinese empire. The birth of this practice dates back to the VII A.D. Its plasticity and spectacular finishes caused rage and its use quickly spread throughout Asia. When the Europeans discovered it, they fell into the Asian influence and the eastern current toured the most influential courts.
    After decades in disuse and be relegated to the showcases of the decorative arts museums, this ancestral technique returns with renewed forces. In addition, the lacquered process is very meticulous, slow and complex, which makes them really valuable objects.