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Global Museum
Global Museum
@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

After an Earthquake, Preserving a Slow Craft in a Fast World.

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer alive and nurture the next generation of creators.

https://archive.ph/xZg5h #globalmuseum #JapaneseArt #laquer

Left: Fumio Mae, an 85-year-old Living National Treasure also displaced by the quake. He and his family had gathered for a traditional New Year’s Day feast when the shaking started. Right, Mae's “Tea Caddy With Design of Crested Ibis in Chinkin,” 2025.Credit...via Onishi Gallery; Mitsuru Yamashita
Left: Fumio Mae, an 85-year-old Living National Treasure also displaced by the quake. He and his family had gathered for a traditional New Year’s Day feast when the shaking started. Right, Mae's “Tea Caddy With Design of Crested Ibis in Chinkin,” 2025.Credit...via Onishi Gallery; Mitsuru Yamashita
Left: Fumio Mae, an 85-year-old Living National Treasure also displaced by the quake. He and his family had gathered for a traditional New Year’s Day feast when the shaking started. Right, Mae's “Tea Caddy With Design of Crested Ibis in Chinkin,” 2025.Credit...via Onishi Gallery; Mitsuru Yamashita
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Sally The Flame
Sally The Flame
@SOOTHING_FLAMES@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@globalmuseum Do we really want to live in a soulless future we nothing is handmade?

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