"Originally published in Japanese under the title Urushi no hanashi by Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, in 1964 and newly republished as an Iwanami Bunko in 2001. The present translation is based on the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Literary tracker of timepieces and luxury goods. As we all prepare to celebrate the new year in our respective customs, Chopard ...
Dutch designer Aldo Bakker has sent us images of his Urushi series of lacquered polyurethane objects. Each object is coated in 60 layers of urushi, a traditional Japanese lacquer made of tree sap. The ...
Max Lamb’s upcoming show ‘Urushi Wajima’ at London’s Gallery Fumi is the culmination of a nearly ten-year love affair with the finest Japanese urushi lacquer, and with the craftspeople in Wajima – in ...
Kanagawa Prefecture is located south of Tokyo with attractive cities such as Yokohama, Kamakura and Hakone nearby. The prefecture is a delightful mixture of urban areas, rich culture and beautiful ...
Joining in on the advance Lunar New Year celebrations, Chopard presents its latest L.U.C XP Urushi reference starring the Chinese zodiac of the year: the dragon. The L.U.C XP Urushi series first made ...
Sony Ericsson is preparing a new intriguing smartphone – the ST18i codenamed Urushi. It’s expected to be a smaller version of the Arc, running on the same hardware but packing a smaller 3.2-inch ...
Hajime Asaoka‘s Kurono Tokyo has just released its 2022 Anniversary Grand Mori “森” watch and it has sold out in 12 minutes. The watch features a dial made with a traditional Kyoto-style Japanese ...