Once the piece of wood is carved into the shape of a container, coat it with ki-urushi (unrefined urushi) and let it set. Continue by layering nori-urushi and linen cloth, and follow with base coating, middle coating and top coating. Finish with the desired decoration – zo-gan (inlaying), raden (mother-of-pearl), urushi-e (see following chapter), maki-e (gold or silver powder), etc.
BIRTH
DECORATIVE BOX
Okinawa is an island surrounded by coral reef. I wanted to express the moment when coral eggs burst in the ocean.