Forged copper vase “Setting sun”
H 18.0 x W 24.5 x D 21.0 cm,Year.1996- according to today's currency rate
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Yukie Osumi
1945 -- MetalworkLiving National Treasure
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Price Range
$1,000 - 53,000
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About the Artwork
This vase was made from a flat copper disc by hammering and decorated with Nunome-Zogan or damascene work using gold and platinum foils.
The color of metals, copper, gold and platinum express a view of the evening sea when the sun is sinking.
Description
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CategoryMetalwork
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DimensionsH 18.0 x W 24.5 x D 21.0 cm
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Year presented1996
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.
Metal overlay
In metal overlay (nunome zōgan), a chisel is used to create patterns of fine crosshatching over which leaves of gold, silver, or lead may be affixed to create decorative surface details. Literally “cloth-pattern inlay,” nunome zōgan takes its name from the distinctive crosshatching pattern used to affix the metal leaf.
