LACQUER & CHINOISERIE

“Traditional lacquer” restoration and conservation of European and Oriental Lacquer, lacquerware and more.

Specializing in: Gold and gilded decoration • Chinese, Japanese Edo Period, East Asian lacquer • painted paper screens • carved lacquer objects • coromandel screens • European chinoiserie (English and Dutch japanning) • bantam ware • mother of pearl • contemporary japanned/Asian-inspired lacquered finishes on wood • raised gold and intaglio • original designs and commissions • mother of pearl inlay

Recent Projects

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Gosho-Ningyo Doll

Edo period statue/doll.  Known for their luminous pale skin, and round jolly demeanor, this guy was not so happy.  He was sort of self destructing from the inside out.  I have a great fondness for these particular sculptures, and it was a lot of fun to put him back together.

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