Katsu Hamanaka Japanese-French , 1895-1982
Tray, 1930
Octagonal tray executed in black vegetal lacquer, sheets of shagreen treated with the "samenuri" technique
Length: 14.9 in.
Width: 11.8 in.
Width: 11.8 in.
one-of-a-kind
signed "Hamanaka" in Japanese and French
Further images
Decisively modern, Katsu Hamanaka's lacquer work is integral to his notoriety. Inspired by the great master Seizo Sugawara (who also worked with Eileen Gray and Jean Dunand), Hamanaka distinguished himself...
Decisively modern, Katsu Hamanaka's lacquer work is integral to his notoriety.
Inspired by the great master Seizo Sugawara (who also worked with Eileen Gray and Jean Dunand), Hamanaka distinguished himself by implementing the ancestral art of Japanese lacquer in his striking abstract compositions. Overall, Hamanaka's work is exceptionally rare, as many of his pieces were lost or destroyed in the 1930's.
Provenance
Kenzo Takada (Fashion designer)
Publications
A variation of the tray appears in Les Echos d’Art n°77, December 1931, p.12.