Forged Silver Covered Box with Flat Inlay Decoration

H 4.5 / ø 6.5 cm,Year.2023
Not for Sale
Commission work, check artworks available for purchase, etc.

Keiko Kato

  • Metalwork
  • Price Range Please Inquire
  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 1

Description

  • Category
    Metalwork
  • Dimensions
    H 4.5 / ø 6.5 cm
  • Year presented
    2023
  • Rarity
    Unique

Techniques Used

Hammer forming

In hammer forming (tankin), a mallet is used to shape a sheet of metal by hammering it into recessions in a wooden stump or block. Next, the metal sheet is worked on the end of specially shaped iron bars known as forming stakes (ategane) to gradually create the final form. It takes tens of thousands of hammer strikes to produce a single finished work.

Selected exhibitions

  • The 51st Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023)
  • Selected
Keiko Kato

Please feel free to contact us to commission work, check artworks available for purchase etc.