Japanese Tsugaru Nuri Lacquer Zataku Table - Taisho Era Material - Roheda Wood central decorative knop

central decorative knop

creating a wonderfully textured patina that cannot be reproduced

and so much nicer than using modern plastic

Due to the nature of antiques

is one of the most celebrated flambé glazes

Japanese Tsugaru Nuri Lacquer Zataku Table - Taisho Era Material - Roheda Wood central decorative knopThis Japanese zataku table (low table, ) is crafted in tsugaru nuri lacquer with inclusions of mother of pearl (raden) flakes. Zataku were known as communal dining tables which came to prominence in the Taish era (1912 1926). It would be a dramatic and functional coffee table. Tsugaru nuri lacquer technique mimics the beautiful depths and patterns on the seabed of Wakasa Bay. It is painstakingly intensive work involving hundreds of layers of lacquer,