Plique-a-jour Bowl “Thoughts”

Name: Plique-a-jour Bowl “Thoughts”
Brand: Michiko Matsumoto
Availability: InStock

H 10.0 / ø 15.0 cm

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Michiko Matsumoto

1967 -

Cloisonné enamel work
Awarded 7 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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Description

Category

Cloisonné enamel work
Dimensions

H 10.0 / ø 15.0 cm
Rarity

Unique
Paulownia Box

Included
Artist Signature

Signed (paulownia box)

Techniques Used

“Lost-base” plique-à-jour (shōtai shippō) is prepared following the same steps as wired cloisonné, but at the end of the process the copper vessel is dissolved in acid, leaving behind only the enameled surface. The Japanese term shōtai means “omitted base.”