Vessel of Jindai Cedar Wood with Color Lined Marquetry Decoration "Snow"
H 4.5 x W 30.6 x D 26.6 cm,Year.2025Yasuhiro Kuwayama
1968 -- Wood and Bamboo
- Awarded 6 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Price Range
Under ¥1,800,000
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About the Artwork
I named this "Snow" from the shape of the vessel and the patterns. I made these patterns with the image of textile patterns using the fine, straight wood grain of Jindai cedar. I toned down the colors to highlight the texture and I fringed the hexagonal marquetry with fine lines to make the patterned center of the plate. The difficult part of making this kind of design with marquetry is that the length of the wood parts changes when adhering, and we cannot adjust the angle of the wood parts. When we think of a design, we have to consider the procedure as well.
Description
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CategoryWood and Bamboo
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Materials
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DimensionsH 4.5 x W 30.6 x D 26.6 cm
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Year presented2025
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Mokuga wood decoration
Mokuga (“wood picture”) is a decorative technique in which slices of wood several millimeters thick are cut into geometric pieces such as rectangles or triangles and then attached to the surface of an object to create a design. Complicated works may use over one thousand small parts, carefully arranged with attention to the alignment of the grain.
Selected exhibitions
- The 20th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
- Selected
