Ikkanbari - Ikkanbari

A paper-covered lacquerware favorite of tea masters, created by Hirai Ikkan. It is made by stretching Japanese paper over the original form, pasting more Japanese paper on top with lacquer paste, and then stacking the paper until it reaches the required thickness. The form is then removed and the surface is coated with lacquer. It is favored by tea masters for its elegant finish and is used for tea utensils, but in recent years, it has also come to be called this name for inexpensive paper-covered lacquerware made from newspaper and other materials. Hirai Ikkan (1578-1657), the inventor of Ikkan-bari, was a Ming dynasty naturalized during the Kan'ei era (1624-1644) and was born in the area around Hirai-feng in Lake Sai, so he took the surname Hirai. The tea master Sen no Sotan was a fan of his work and employed him as a lacquer artist. His descendants have carried on the business, and it has now been passed down for 14 generations as one of the Senke Ten Craftsmen.

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飛来(ひらい)一閑が創製した茶人好みの紙張り素地(きじ)漆器。製法は、和紙を原型に水張りし、その上に和紙を糊漆(のりうるし)で貼(は)り重ね、所要の厚さまで貼り合わせてのち、原型から離脱し、この表面に漆を塗る。雅味ある肌から茶人に好まれ茶道具につくられるが、近年、新聞紙などでつくった安価な張抜き素地のものもこの名でよぶようになった。一閑張の考案者である飛来一閑（1578―1657）は寛永(かんえい)年間（1624～44）に帰化した明(みん)人で、西湖飛来峰下の出身であるので飛来を姓とした。茶人千宗旦(せんのそうたん)が彼の作品を愛好し、塗師(ぬし)として登用した。子孫はその業を継ぎ、現在に至り、千家十職(せんけじっしょく)の一つとして14代に及んでいる。

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