Forged Silver Vase “Dawn in spring”
H 23.3 / ø 22.5 cm,Year.2008Yukie Osumi
1945 -- MetalworkLiving National Treasure
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Price Range
$1,000 - 51,000
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Description
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CategoryMetalwork
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DimensionsH 23.3 / ø 22.5 cm
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Year presented2008
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.
Embossing
Embossing, or metal chasing (uchidashi), is the process of using punches to raise designs on metal by repeatedly hammering the face or back of a piece (the latter technique being known as “repoussage”). Embossed work can take the shape of highly pronounced three-dimensional forms or shallow reliefs like those seen on brooches and ornaments for kimono obi.
