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Aizu lacquerware festival: Layers of tradition, heritage, avant-garde
BY AIKO MASUDA STAFF WRITER
2012/11/18
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"Hitotema" by Ryota Shioya at Suehiro Sake Co., Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture (Aiko Masuda)
The "Kuizome-wan" lacquer bowl is painted with a traditional Aizu design that combines the auspicious "pine, bamboo and plum" and diamond patterns. (Aiko Masuda)
"Born--zakuro--" by Kanae Ako, at Yamatogawa Shuzoten, Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture (Aiko Masuda)
AIZUWAKAMATSU and KITAKATA, Fukushima Prefecture--Many regions in Japan have their own distinctive arts and crafts that are rooted in local history and natural resources.
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