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mokushin
craftwork
Also known as: wood-core kanshitsu
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method of kanshitsu
technique of lacquerwork
- In Japanese art: Sculpture
…a carved wood core (mokushin kanshitsu). Paste techniques similar to those used for hollow-core lacquer sculpture enhanced the image, and some elements were occasionally constructed solely of lacquer disguised as wood. To alleviate splitting caused by expansion and contraction, the wood core was usually partially hollowed. The use of…
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