Fuji Seisakusho
Husband and wife team Kenichi and Minako Fujii work together to produce finely crafted wood and urushi (Japanese lacquer) products at the workshop in Hyogo prefecture.
Zelkova Plate by Fujii Seisakusho
The oldest lacquerware discovered dates back to the Warring States period (403-221 B.C.). the craft has been transferred to Japan, Korea, and other parts of Southeast Asia. The value of a piece of lacquerware only begins with the materials used to make it. A high quality piece of lacquerware requires the skills of several different elements: lacquer, layers, core materials, decoration, colours, design and process.