The “urushi” lacquer-coated instruments are the brainchild of Yurie Akaiwa, 26, who studied lacquer craft at University of Toyama’s Faculty of Art and Design. Although difficult at first to apply lacquer on a saxophone made of brass, she devised creative measures and succeeded in bringing out unexpected effects.
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