Collections: Asian Art: Rabbit 98-06

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Rabbit 98-06

• Artist: Kofushiwaki Tsukasa, Japanese, born 1961
• Medium: Molded hollow-dry lacquer on hemp cloth, with Negoro-style lacquer
• Place Made: Japan
• Dates: 1998
• Signature: Signed, Kofushiwaki (in English) in black lacquer
• Collections: Asian Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, The Arts of Japan, 2nd Floor
• Accession Number: 1998.82
• Credit Line: Purchase gift of Amy and Robert Poster in honor of the Guennol Collection
• Image: Overall, 1998.82_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Kofushiwaki Tsukasa (Japanese, born 1961). Rabbit 98-06, 1998. Molded hollow-dry lacquer on hemp cloth, with Negoro-style lacquer Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amy and Robert Poster in honor of the Guennol Collection, 1998.82 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.82_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: An idealized image of a rabbit with its quintessential characteristics -- rabbit-ears, outstretched short legs, and full form -- expressing the rapid movement associated with this animal. The rabbit's fur is suggested by the mottled effect of the rough surface of black-and-red lacquer over hemp cloth. Kofushiwaki used the technique of red lacquer over black. The body of the object was first molded with plaster, and, after drying, pieces of hemp-cloth soaked in black lacquer were applied on one another. After the body dried, it was taken off the mold, and hemp-coating was then applied over the black lacquer. The body was finally polished in order to show the black base coat beneath the red lacquer and varnished. Signature of artist: Kofushiwaki (in English) in black lacquer #09 (artist's sticker on interior) Condition: Intact. Stands without base. Excellent, no cracks.