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Symbol And Substance In Japanese Lacquer: Laquer Boxes From The Collection Of Elaine Ehrenkranz-new Lundberg Circus Freaks And Headless ChildrenLacquer Is One Of The Glories Of The Japanese Craft Tradition. In The Course Of More Than A Millennium Of Experimentation And Development, Largely Anonymous Artisans Have Refined The Use Of This Substance Into A Vehicle Of Artistic Expression As Subtle, Sophisticated, And Elegant As Any In The World. The Combination Of Sculptural Form And Painterly Composition Seen In Japanese Lacquer Has Enchanted Western Collectors From The Time The First Lacquer