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Purchased from Erik Thomsen Asian Art
Born the eldest son of a lacquerer, in his late teens Yamazaki Mushū (birthname: Atsushi) entered the workshop of Nakamura Shūzō to receive instruction in the techniques of Kaga maki-e, a regional style of lacquer decoration dating back to the time of Maeda Toshitsune (1594-1658), lord of Kaga Province (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture). In 1990 he assumed his artistic name Mushū, written with two characters meaning "Dream Boat," that express his determination to use the ancient art of lacquering as the vessel through which his creative vision can be given tangible physical form. He has constantly developed new styles of expression without ever deviating from the exacting artistic and technical standards he absorbed as a young apprentice, deploying an unusually wide range of hues including not only metallic gold and silver but also colored lacquer.