Box with Color Lined Marquetry Decoration
H 22.0 x W 13.6 x D 23.3 cmToshihiro Shimazaki
1949 -- Wood and Bamboo
- Awarded 4 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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																																																						Under $40,000
																																																				
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Description
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								CategoryWood and Bamboo
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								DimensionsH 22.0 x W 13.6 x D 23.3 cm
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.
