A modern use of “Urushi” or lacquer. Toshiaki Fujita’s sculptures of layered forms using raw lacquer on grated diatomaceous earth. See Blogroll for a link & clarification.

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Most of these images are from Ceramics Now magazine. A link is under Blogroll under Toshiaki Fujita /

Fujita Toshiaki: Layered Form 1, 2004, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder, 10” x 10” x 10” (h) / Keiko Gallery - Japanese artists

Fujita Toshiaki: Layered Form 4, 2004, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder, 15” x 12” x 6”(h), Photo: Takahashi, Noboru / Keiko Gallery - Japanese artists

Fujita Toshiaki: Layered Form 5, 2004, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder, 10” x 10” x 10”(h), Photo: Takahashi, Noboru / Keiko Gallery - Japanese artists

Fujita Toshiaki: Layered Form: Splash, 2004, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder, 6 3/4” x 5 1/2” x 12 1/2”(h), Photo: Takahashi, Noboru / Keiko Gallery - Japanese artists

Fujita Toshiaki: Seeds of Layered Form, 2004, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder, 11” x 6” x 6”(h), each, Photo: Takahashi, Noboru / Keiko Gallery - Japanese artists

Fujita Toshiaki: Layered Form 3, 2004, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder, 24” x 20” x 7”(h), Photo: Takahashi, Noboru / Keiko Gallery - Japanese artists

Layered Form, Urushi, gold leaf, earth powder

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