Rectangular box of jindai cedar wood with marquetry.
- Wood and Bamboo
- Presented in 2014
- H 11.2 x W 10.3 x D 40.3 cm
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Category | Wood and Bamboo |
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Year Presented | 2014 |
Dimensions | H 11.2 x W 10.3 x D 40.3 cm |
Exhibition | The 61th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition |
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Wood joinery
In wood joinery (sashimono), wood boards are cut into panels with care to how the grain patterns will fit together in the final piece. The wooden panels are then cut or carved to create interlocking joints. These joints, which are the key feature of wood joinery, make it possible to connect boards at right angles to produce boxes and other articles. Wood joinery is assembled without the use of nails or any other metal hardware.
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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.
Kiyotsugu Nakagawa
My works are produced with a woodwork technique aligning straight grains, in which wood sections are precisely assembled and carefully matched. They are particularly characterized by geometric patterns and make use of materials buried in the ground. Timber buried underground becomes semi-petrified and some Japanese cedars are around 2,600 years old. By making full use of the beauty and unique qualities of such material, my pieces have their own feel and special shades of color.