The art of wood inlay is a complex and time-consuming process where pieces of contrasting woods are carefully inserted into a base wood to create patterns or pictures. This traditional technique ...

Maki-e is a technique in which gold powder and other materials are sprinkled on this lacquered surface to create patterns and designs as if manipulating light and dark in an infinite universe. This ...

An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums.

Since 2016 she has been working with wood, self taught, in one of the oldest art forms, with the earliest known carvings dating back to prehistoric times where they were used to decorate furniture, ...

From a chronically moisturized baby hippo to Trump’s bloody ear and the glorification of Luigi Mangione, nothing was off limits this year.

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Shikkoku,” which uses the character for “lacquer” and means “jet black,” is the perfect word to describe the deep and ...

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