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Turned bowls of Hakone timber finished so the grain still shows - lacquer that displays the wood, not itself.
About this place
Odawara lacquerware is a traditional craft handed down in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is said to have begun in the middle of the Muromachi period, when lacquer was applied to wooden vessels turned from timber of the Hakone mountains. Later, Hojo Ujiyasu invited lacquerers to his castle town, and the technique of colored lacquer was introduced. In the Edo period lacquer came to be applied not only to daily goods such as trays and bowls but also to military equipment, and in the middle of the Edo period practical lacquerware began to be shipped to Edo.
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Founded / opened：Muromachi period Highlights / collection：Wiping lacquer that brings out the zelkova grain, Turned wooden bowls Genre：Lacquer art
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