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Enduring Spirit, New Forms: Japanese Tea Culture and Lacquerware
Where Tea Meets Craft: History of Lacquerware in Japanese Tea Culture
Join Grand Tea Master Sōshin Kimura of the Hōshinkai Tea School in Kyoto for a lecture on the significance of lacquerware in the Japanese tea culture from the 16th century to the present day. This event is organised in connection with Urushi Now: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer, a display on 21st-century artistic expressions in lacquer, on view in the V&A’s Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art from 30 April 2026.
