[Book / Japanese] Kai to Urushi: Yokohama Shibayama Shikki to 70 nen (Shell and Lacquer: Yokohama Shibayama-style Inlaid Lacquerware and 70 Years of My Life)

by Miyazaki Teruo
Published in March 2023 by Kanagawa Shimbun
Text and captions in Japanese with abridged English translation

This is an autobiography of Miyazaki Teruo, an artist of netsuke and lacquerware with Shibayama-style inlay and also known as the last Shibayama master. This book contains his memoir as well as a history and techniques of Shibayama-style inlaid lacquerware produced in Yokohama.

1650 yen including tax. Available through Japanese bookstores and Amazon.co.jp.

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If you are interested in Shibayama-style inlay,
the abridged English translation in this book
would be very good to read!


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