Silver Figure of Bird with Gold Decoration
Year.2008Sen Osuga
1931 -- Metalwork
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The style of my early and current works is quite different. At the moment I often include bird motifs, but they are birds of my imagination and not the more traditional cranes or doves. When I work, I have no particular bird in mind; rather I aim to express the essence of bird…I want to get near the true nature of birds. The figure of a bird craning its neck overlaps with my inner image.
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CategoryMetalwork
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Year of creation2008
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RarityUnique
Techniques
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.
Metal inlay
In metal inlay (zōgan), designs are cut into the surface of a piece and inlaid with a different metal of contrasting color or texture.
Selection
- The 55 th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2008)
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