Forged Incense Burner with Janome-tsuchime (Bullseye Hammered) Design "Mi no Koku (Hour of the Snake)"

H 14.0 / ø 10.0 cm,Year.2025
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Makoto Susa

1975 -
  • Metalwork
  • Awarded once at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range Please Inquire

Description

  • Category
    Metalwork
  • Dimensions
    H 14.0 / ø 10.0 cm
  • Year presented
    2025
  • 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 53rd Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
  • Selected
Makoto Susa

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