Japanese Urushi Art Lacquer Box in Tomobako Box by Shinya Yamamura, 2010s

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This Plum Seed acquer box by Shinya Yamamura (b. 1948) is a rare opportunity to acquire investment-grade urushi art. Japanese … Read more This Plum Seed acquer box by Shinya Yamamura (b. 1948) is a rare opportunity to acquire investment-grade urushi art. Japanese lacquerware is increasingly scarce—its techniques are time-intensive, materials costly, and few artisans remain active—making named 20th-century masters especially collectible. The lacquer box is crafted from urushi on wood, while its signed tomobako storage box is made of paulownia (kiri), the traditional Japanese choice for protecting fine art. with its original signed tomobako affirming authenticity and provenance, and with Yamamura’s works carried by renowned houses such as Christie’s and Maak Contemporary Ceramics, this piece is well positioned for long-term appreciation among Japanese, European, and US collectors.

Yamamura’s work is represented in prominent Western collections such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.

Excellent condition, The outer box measures: 11,6 × 9 × 10,8 cm This piece has an attribution mark,
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