Kazuo Yamagishi (「日本人間國寶」的漆藝家山岸和夫，漆藝家，在2024年地震後被迫離開了位於輪島的故鄉。地震後的故事：在快節奏的世界中守護慢工細作 在日本輪島，數百座房屋和工作室被毀，技藝精湛的工匠們正努力傳承漆器工藝，並培養下一代創作者。 ) 作品旨在喚起人們對「秋日落日的美好」的回憶——他曾經漫步在輪島的海岸邊，看著傍晚的夕陽在日本海上閃爍。輪島是他曾經居住的那座令人嘆為觀止的小城。 Account 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. Master artisans in Wajima and Kanazawa, Japan, creating lacquerware*

 

Yamagishi’s tray titled “Eternity,” featuring urushi inlay, meant to evoke “the quality of the sunset in autumn.”

Kazuo Yamagishi inside his studio in Kanazawa in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. Like many lacquer artisans, he was displaced from his original home in Wajima after the 2024 earthquake.

在日本石川縣金澤市，山岸和夫的工作室裡。和許多漆藝家一樣，他在2024年地震後被迫離開了位於輪島的故鄉。

被譽為「日本人間國寶」的漆藝家山岸和夫，內心深處並不住在金澤市擁擠街區裡那棟毫不起眼的米色公寓大樓裡。金澤是位於日本本島的石川縣首府。

他真正的家，也就是他流離失所之前的家，被凝固在一件漆盤之中。漆盤烏木底面上，精雕細琢的紅色線條鑲嵌著金箔和珍珠母，綿延至地平線。

他說，這件作品旨在喚起人們對「秋日落日的美好」的回憶——他曾經漫步在輪島的海岸邊，看著傍晚的夕陽在日本海上閃爍。輪島是他曾經居住的那座令人嘆為觀止的小城。

Deep in his heart, Kazuo Yamagishi, a lacquer artist designated a Living National Treasure of Japan, does not reside in a nondescript beige apartment complex in a packed area of Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture on the country’s main island.

His real home, the one before he was displaced, is captured in a lacquer tray with delicately carved red lines inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl stretching across the horizon of its ebony surface.

AI Overview

Kazuo Yamagishi is a renowned Urushi (lacquerware) artist based in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, whose work and community were heavily impacted by the 

2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and tsunami. 

Key details regarding this situation, including reporting that aligns with NHK's coverage of the disaster's impact on local artisans, include:

• Impact on Craft: The earthquake, which struck on New Year's Day 2024, damaged factories, studios, and shops, creating an uncertain future for many local lacquerware artists in Wajima.
• Artistic Legacy: Yamagishi is recognized for creating masterpieces such as a tea box with "Floating Chrysanthemum" design in Chinkoku and Makie.
• Reconstruction Efforts: Following the earthquake, charity exhibitions and initiatives (sometimes involving organizations like the Onishi Gallery) were planned to support artists like Yamagishi, helping them to continue their work and pass on their knowledge.
• Context: The Noto Peninsula, located in central Japan, suffered major damage from the earthquake, leading to efforts to rebuild the local, traditional, and cultural industries.