Terumasa Ikeda Japan, b. 1987
"Noise 01" Fubuki Style Tea Caddy - 光絵素乱調雪吹其壱, 2023
Urushi Laquer, Cypress, Turbo Snail Pearl
H2.79 x ⌀2.28 in
H7.1 x ⌀5.8 cm
H7.1 x ⌀5.8 cm
C25705P
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Terumasa Ikeda—using only his naked eye—laid cut pearls into dark urushi lacquer, one millimeter after another, until the surface is illuminated with dazzling prismatic colors. The raden technique permeates the surface, like light emerging from darkness.