On February 13th, the workshop “Past, Present and Future of Asian Lacquer” was held in Pisa, Italy with 60 attendees and twelve invited speakers from Europe and Japan. Among the contributors was Prof. SHIMODE, a renowned urushi artist based in Kyoto, who provided a demonstration of maki-e techniques.
The workshop was a unique opportunity to bring together lacquer experts from various fields, ranging from chemists and heritage scientists to conservators and museum curators, with the goal to tackle the main challenges in lacquer characterization, preservation and utilization.

Support：
・Toshiba International Foundation
・ICR International Joint Usage / Research Center (iJURC)
・Research Unit for Realization of Sustainable Society KYOTO UNIVERSITY (RURSS)

Sponsorship：
・Japanese Embassy in Italy

Organizers：
・BONADUCE, Ilaria (Pisa University)
・PINCELLA, Francesca（ICR Synthetic Organotransformation）
・TAMBURINI, Diego (British Museum)
・MINEO, Keito（ICR Synthetic Organotransformation）
・FORTE, Erika（Kyoto University Institute for Research in Humanities Professor）

Organizer’s comment：
“This event will spur new collaborations and multidisciplinary research in the field of lacquer chemistry and art.”

関連リンク

• Past, Present and Future of Asian Lacquer