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Lacquerware

Hidehira Lacquerware

Elegant lacquerware from Iwate Prefecture rooted in 12th-century Heian aesthetics, featuring gold makie decoration on deep red and black grounds.

Japanese Name秀衡塗
CategoryLacquerware
PrefectureIwate Prefecture (岩手県)
Region盛岡市、花巻市、一関市、奥州市、平泉町、滝沢市 (盛岡市、花巻市、一関市、奥州市、平泉町、滝沢市)
Main Products椀、盆、菓子器、重箱、茶器、花器
DesignatedMay 22, 1985