Crafts

Tatsuaki Kuroda

Lampshade, black and red lacquer

Period

c.1928

Size

Length48.4×Width48.4×Height55.9cm

This work is one of about 10 lampshades Kuroda was commissioned to create for Mikuni-so. Using black and red lacquer and traditional feather motifs, he created a shade with a visible sense of rhythm. None of the hardness seen in domestic lampshades is present, with the chic taste apparent in the shades indicating Kuroda's mastery skill with Kyoto wood lacquer.

Tatsuaki Kuroda

1904－1982

Born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. His father was a lacquer artist and he taught himself wood lacquer crafts at his father's studio. Under the influence of Soetsu Yanagi, he founded Kamigamo Mingei Kyodan (Kamigamo Folk Craft Cooperative), along with Goro Aota in 1927. In 1970, he was designated a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Properties for his woodworking and in the following year was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon.