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Kuroda Shogen
Lacquerware
, JapanThe story
He brushes on tree sap one whisper-thin coat at a time, dozens deep, so a single soup bowl can take a season to reach its bottomless black shine. Head of Kyoto's Kuroda lacquer studio, producing hand-applied urushi wares built from dozens of layered coats of natural tree lacquer.
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