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Japanese Studies Centre seminar

19 October 2005

'The Eternal Beauty of Japanese Lacquer'

When: Thursday 27 October, 6 pm
Where: Monash City Centre, level 7, 30 Collins St, Melbourne

From antiquity, lacquer has been used in various regions of Eastern Asia to protect and beautify many objects used as daily implements or as highly symbolic items.

Maki-e -- the general term for a decorative method in which gold or silver powder is sprinkled on still-damp lacquer -- is the original and unique creation of Japanese lacquer artists, who have extensively explored its artistic potential, accomplishing an extraordinary degree of technical perfection and artistic beauty that culminated during the Edo period (1603-1868).

Dr Failla is a world expert on Japanese art -- with specialist knowledge of Japanese lacquerware -- who has published widely and has advised the Japanese Ministry of Education's Agency for Cultural Affairs on the preservation and restoration of Japanese artworks.

Bookings are essential, contact +61 3 9905 2260 or email japanese.studies.centre@arts.monash.edu.au.