From behind the scenes of Lords of the Samurai: Eisei-Bunko Museum director Jun’ichi Takeuchi and Asian Art Museum curator Melissa Rinne examine a carved lacquer tea container (chaki) featured in the exhibition.
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skye on May 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am
It’s dizzying how much work and skill went into making those lacquer pieces.
bittermelon on May 22nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Great photo
mangolassi on May 28th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Skye’s right – lacquer is amazing. What’s going on in the green cabinets behind Melissa and Mr. Takeuchi?
cristina on May 29th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
The green cabinets behind Melissa and Takeuchi-san are temporary storage for objects waiting to be installed in the galleries.