Yamanaka Lacquerware Bulb: Hyacinth
Closed Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware resting alone on a warm red lacquered table.
A hand lifting the tapered lid above the rounded lower body of Bulb: Hyacinth on a red table.
Closed Bulb: Hyacinth centered on a dark textured tabletop in soft indoor light.
Close view of a hand opening Bulb: Hyacinth while its lower body rests on a dark table.
Closed blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware on a quiet pale-wood shelf in soft indoor light.
Clean dry adult hands gently lifting the tapered lid from the rounded blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth body.
Closed blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware catching subtle highlights beside a sheer-curtained window.
The compact blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware presented alone as a considered Japanese craft gift.
Closed Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware on a dry stable table in the shade of a covered terrace.
Bulb: Hyacinth standing closed on a dark table before a seated person with both hands at rest.
Yamanaka Lacquerware Bulb: Hyacinth
Closed Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware resting alone on a warm red lacquered table.
A hand lifting the tapered lid above the rounded lower body of Bulb: Hyacinth on a red table.
Closed Bulb: Hyacinth centered on a dark textured tabletop in soft indoor light.
Close view of a hand opening Bulb: Hyacinth while its lower body rests on a dark table.
Closed blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware on a quiet pale-wood shelf in soft indoor light.
Clean dry adult hands gently lifting the tapered lid from the rounded blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth body.
Closed blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware catching subtle highlights beside a sheer-curtained window.
The compact blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware presented alone as a considered Japanese craft gift.
Closed Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware on a dry stable table in the shade of a covered terrace.
Bulb: Hyacinth standing closed on a dark table before a seated person with both hands at rest.
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Yamanaka Lacquerware Bulb: Hyacinth

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PRODUCT DETAILS

A lacquered bulb form, held in the palm

Bulb: Hyacinth is a compact, lidded Yamanaka lacquerware object shaped in natural mizume-zakura wood and finished with lacquer. At 80 millimeters in diameter, 95 millimeters high, and 60 grams, it brings a small but sculptural presence. It has a deep blue-green surface, a rounded body, and a tapered lid.

USE & APPRECIATION

A small focal point for a quiet room

A pale wooden shelf gives Hyacinth space to stand out. The deep blue-green lacquer and tapering lid turn this compact wooden vessel into a small focal point for a quiet room.

Closed blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware on a quiet pale-wood shelf in soft indoor light.

Within easy reach

Bring Bulb to the table when you have a moment to look closely. Its rounded body sits within easy reach, inviting you to follow the grain and color across the lacquer before lifting the lid.

Bulb: Hyacinth standing closed on a dark table before a seated person with both hands at rest.

Open the form and discover its two parts

Open the two parts gently and discover the form beneath the closed silhouette. The curved body and matching lid offer separate surfaces to explore, making handling the object part of the experience.

Clean dry adult hands gently lifting the tapered lid from the rounded blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth body.

Blue-green lacquer in indirect light

Set Hyacinth in soft, indirect light to enjoy the changes across its curved surface. Against a dark tabletop, the blue-green lacquer creates a restrained accent with detail that becomes clearer up close.

Closed blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware catching subtle highlights beside a sheer-curtained window.

A gift chosen for shape and material

For someone who enjoys thoughtful objects at home, Bulb offers a gift centered on shape and material. Its natural wooden body, lacquered finish, and opening form invite appreciation beyond the first glance.

The compact blue-green Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware presented alone as a considered Japanese craft gift.

A brief outdoor viewing in the shade

Enjoy a short moment with Bulb in a dry, shaded setting beside greenery. The blue-green finish feels at home among quiet natural colors; bring it back indoors after the pause and avoid direct sun.

Closed Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware on a dry stable table in the shade of a covered terrace.

The closed form on a lacquered table

Let the closed vessel provide one point of contrast on a red lacquered table. Hyacinth's deep color and rounded silhouette create a simple arrangement to enjoy before the lid is lifted.

Closed Bulb: Hyacinth lacquerware resting alone on a warm red lacquered table.

The lid lifted above the rounded body

Raise the lid and look at the vessel from above. The dark interior gives another perspective on the wooden form, adding a small moment of discovery to the act of opening it.

A hand lifting the tapered lid above the rounded lower body of Bulb: Hyacinth on a red table.

A quieter view on a dark tabletop

A dark table creates a quieter setting for Hyacinth. With little else competing for attention, the grain and blue-green tones become details to revisit during a pause in the day.

Closed Bulb: Hyacinth centered on a dark textured tabletop in soft indoor light.

Opening the piece at close range

Hold the lid lightly while exploring the open body at close range. The separate pieces retain the same lacquered character, giving you two ways to enjoy a form that looks complete when closed.

Close view of a hand opening Bulb: Hyacinth while its lower body rests on a dark table.

OBJECT PASSPORT / CARE & USE

Care & Handling

Care guide for Bulb: Hyacinth: clean gently by hand, avoid dishwashers, prolonged submersion, direct sunlight, and hard scrubbers, and use outdoors only with care.

When cleaning is needed, use a soft cloth or sponge and dry promptly before indoor storage. Do not use a dishwasher, microwave, oven, induction cooktop, refrigerator, or freezer. Outdoor use is permitted only with care; keep the piece away from direct sunlight, prolonged submersion, and hard scrubbers.

OBJECT PASSPORT

Product details

Dimensions
80Φ×95Ｈ mm
Material
Natural wood (mizume-zakura); surface: lacquer finish
Product weight
60 g
Origin
Japan
Craft Heritage

CRAFT HERITAGE

Craft Heritage

Yamanaka Lacquerware dates to the late 16th century, when a group of woodturners moved into the area in search of suitable timber and began shaping wood on lathes. The craft became established around Yamanaka Onsen.

By the middle of the Edo period, artisans were making everyday objects such as bowls and trays, as well as souvenirs for visitors to the hot-spring town. Lacquering and maki-e techniques were introduced in the early 19th century, laying the foundation for the raised Yamanaka taka-maki-e practiced today.
How It’s Made

TRADITIONAL CRAFT PROCESS

How It’s Made

About the Making Process

Yamanaka Lacquerware is made through four principal stages: forming the wooden body, preparing the foundation, applying the final lacquer coat, and adding maki-e decoration.
Properly dried wood and precise turning help prevent distortion.
Although the foundation is hidden in the finished piece, it supports both the vessel's strength and the quality of the final lacquer surface.
The lacquer is built up through repeated coating and sanding, with curing carefully managed in response to humidity and weather.

1. Kiji (Wooden Body)
  • Zelkova and Japanese horse chestnut are the principal woods. Each blank is cut vertically along the grain to minimize warping.
  • The craftsperson shapes the wood on a lathe using handmade kanna and other turning tools. Advanced decorative turning may add sensuji grooves or zogan inlay.
2. Shitaji (Foundation)
  • A mixture of lacquer and jinoko powder is applied and sanded.
  • Repeating this process strengthens the wooden body and creates a smooth surface.
3. Uwanuri (Final Lacquer Coat)
  • Black, vermilion, or another lacquer is applied with a brush.
  • The final coat is applied with great care to prevent even the finest airborne dust from settling on the surface.
4. Maki-e
  • Gold, silver, or other metal powder is sprinkled over motifs drawn in lacquer.
  • Subjects range from traditional designs and scenes of nature to geometric patterns, creating a finely detailed decorative finish.
Meet the Maker

MEET THE MAKER

Meet the Maker

MAKER · YAMANAKA, ISHIKAWA

Yamanaka Lacquerware, Seen Through a Floral Eye

YUIYU brings together the perspective of floral design and the accumulated skills of Yamanaka lacquerware. The brand explores organic forms inspired by nature and new possibilities in color through wooden lacquerware for contemporary interiors and daily life.

Portrait of a smiling woman in a white blouse.
Naoko Tanabe, Connecting Flowers and Craft

Naoko Tanabe is the floral designer behind YUIYU. She developed the brand to connect the traditions of Yamanaka with contemporary life, and to bring attention to the people whose work is often present in an object but absent from its story.

During the brand's development, Tanabe traveled repeatedly between Tokyo and Yamanaka Onsen. Color and form were not settled on paper alone. They were refined through prototypes and conversations with the craftspeople who understood how different woods, tools, and layers of lacquer would respond. When a color appeared uneven or brighter than intended, or a shape needed to work better in the hand, the design returned to the workshop for another round of judgment.

Many Hands, One Object

Yamanaka lacquerware is built through specialized work. One person may turn the wooden form on a lathe; others may refine lacquer, prepare the ground, or apply and wipe successive layers. YUIYU’s lacquerware takes shape through this collaboration among specialist craftspeople.

Techniques passed down in Yamanaka lacquerware include rokuro-biki, or lathe turning, which shapes the wood; sensuji, which creates fine grooves on a rotating surface; and fuki-urushi, in which lacquer is repeatedly applied and wiped back to reveal the wood grain. These techniques reflect specialist knowledge of wood and lacquer, together with the careful judgment of craftspeople.

Tradition as a Living Relationship

The name YUIYU repeats the Japanese character *yui*—to bind or connect. It expresses a wish to connect people, nature, culture, and the skills held in Yamanaka Onsen. The aim is not to make tradition appear modern by removing its history. It is to create a new reason for that history to remain in use: at the table, in a room, and in the rituals of everyday life.
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