Joined Forged Brass and Kuromidō (Blackened Copper) Flower Vase

Year.2017
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Masahiro Yuminamochi

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Description

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.

Hard soldering

Hard soldering (hagiawase) is a technique used join together different types of metal sheet. The technique makes it possible to create metalwork with striped or patchwork patterns. Once joined, the artisan may continue to shape the metal with a hammer.

Selected exhibitions

  • The 58th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2017)
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photo Joined Forged Brass and Kuromidō (Blackened Copper) Flower Vase
Joined Forged Brass and Kuromidō (Blackened Copper) Flower Vase Masahiro Yuminamochi
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