[ Makie ]
Traditional decorating technique in which lacquerware is sprinkled with fine metal powder (generally gold and silver) to create gorgeous designs. Makie was originally developed for court nobles in the Heian period (794-1159).
[Kinsa KAWABATA]
A Nushi (lacquer painter).
-First Generation
His real name was Sabei, art name was Ohu.
The Kawabata family was originally from Shiga, and it is said that the first generation Kinsa ran the oil dealer in Kyoto around the end of Edo period.
He was a person of refined taste who liked Haiku and Japanese drawings. He was strongly interested in lacker wares and it became his family business.
His oldest son was Gyokusho Kawabata, a well-known Japanese painter in Meiji period, and his second son succeeded his name.
Second Generation: Kinsa
In 1864, he moved to Osaka because Conspiracy of Hamaguri-gomon Gate occurred. After then, the Kawabata family has lived in Osaka until today.
Third Generation: Kinsa
There are quite few his works left today, but rarely we can see his tea caddy which was made to cerebrate his 77th birthday.
Fourth Generation: Kinsa
He was active in Taisho and Showa period.
Fifth Generation: Kinsa (1915-1999)
His real name was Sahee who was born in Nara, and he was adopted by the 4th generation Kinsa in 1941. He became a discipline of the 4th at the age of 12 in 1928 and succeeded the 5th generation of Kinsa Kawabata n 1963.
Attracted by the culture of tea ceremony, he devoted himself to make tea utensils only since 1960.
He won several prizes and received the Osaka Prefecture Lifetime Achievement Award in 1981 and 1984.
Sixth Generation: Kinsa (1947-)
He was born in Osaka as the oldest son of the 5th Kinsa. He succeeded the 6th generation Kinsa Kawabata in 2000.