Japanese lacquer and Emakimono

As part of the program of periodic rotations made ??for proper storage of more delicate materials, from July 1, MAO Museum of Oriental Art has the pleasure to propose to the visitors to its Japanese lacquer, which is now missing from the exhibition of more than four years.
The great object of the window replacements, placed at the beginning of the gallery dedicated to Japan, hosted and continue to host valuable objects of the Edo period (1603-1868), Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926).
The most important lakes exposed is a great ryoshibako (box for paper and documents) in gilded wood, the mid-1700s, which features on the cover a landscape with cherry trees in bloom. The decoration, made ??of metal powders applied according to the technique maki-e ("painting sprinkled") is a valuable example of the very high technical and artistic level reached by the Japanese lacquers, and makes this case one of the most beautiful objects of applied art supplied with the MAO. Noteworthy is also an exquisite inro (container he carried on his belt) coeval with mother of pearl inlay depicting a heron on one side and on the arch of a bridge.
With the new rotation will also be reintroduced in the same showcase a emakimono (roll long and narrow format) signed "Buncho", painted in ink on silk with stems and leaves of bamboo. Tani Buncho (1763-1840) was one of Japan's most influential artists of his time. Equipped with great technical ability, he could juggle with different painting styles, as well as having innate quality instruction and great knowledge of ancient painting, and Chinese is Japanese.

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