Incense Container Made of Rogin with Inlaid Circle Design in Damascene Inlay

Description

• Category
  Metalwork
• Dimensions
  H 3 / ø 9.1 cm
• Year of creation
  2021
• Rarity
  Unique

Techniques Used

Metal overlay

In metal overlay (nunome zōgan), a chisel is used to create patterns of fine crosshatching over which leaves of gold, silver, or lead may be affixed to create decorative surface details. Literally “cloth-pattern inlay,” nunome zōgan takes its name from the distinctive crosshatching pattern used to affix the metal leaf.

Selected exhibitions

• The 49th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2021)
• Selected