Black-to-Red Gradient Single-Flower Vase

The word "Kakusyu" in Japanese means the neck of a crane. As you can see, the slender curvatures of the neck of the vase give you the feel of a crane gracefully stretching its neck.   

The gradual color change from black to red with an emphasis on black, gives this vase of modern look. The delicately coated lacquer shines elegantly from all angles and makes the vase look as though it was made out of glass. 

A removable glass tube is inserted to make it easy to set a flower in the vase. The bottom of the vase is padded with a thin felt fabric so as not to scratch tables and leave water rings on surfaces.

Set this vase alongside other lacquerware to create a chic and modern table setting with a taste of Japanese craftsmanship. 

Yamanaka lacquerware, also known as Yamanaka Shikki, is a lacquerware produced in the Yamanaka Onsen (hot spring) district of Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture. This lacquerware is unique in that it blends the natural elegance of the wood grain with the elegant maki-e technique of sprinkling gold, silver, or other colored powder onto a lacquer painting.

With its beautiful wood texture, delicate and robust Yamanaka Lacquerware is evolving day by day, incorporating a modern sense of design while inheriting a tradition that has lasted for 400 years.