Incense Burner of Raidenboku "Prayer"
H 25.0 x W 10.0 x D 9.0 cm,Year.2025Fujio Yamamoto
1952 -- Wood and Bamboo
- Public Collections : Imperial Household Agency etc.
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Price Range
$2,000 - 4,000
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About the Artwork
I bought a three-foot long log of the raidenboku wood used for this piece more than 20 years ago from a lumberman who cut the tree in a homestead woodland near the Tone River in Ota, Gunma, and I sawed and trimmed the wood. The color and conditions when cutting the wood were similar to those of Honduras mahogany that I used when I made a guitar in the past. (The raidenboku I used is different from the raidenboku listed in a general wood dictionary.) I hollowed out the main body, and I turned the side boards on a lathe to curve them. I finished the piece with wiped urushi using sappanwood dye. I carved out the handle from a silver square bar.
Description
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CategoryWood and Bamboo
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DimensionsH 25.0 x W 10.0 x D 9.0 cm
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Year presented2025
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Hollow work
In hollow work (kurimono), gouges and chisels are used to hand-carve hollow vessels from a block of wood. Complicated curves and rounded forms are a common feature of hollow work.
Selected exhibitions
- The 20th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
- Selected
