Box of jindai cedar wood with marquetry decoration.

Description

• Category
  Wood and Bamboo
• Materials
  Jindai cedar
• Dimensions
  H 7.0 x W 34.0 x D 21.0 cm
• Year of creation
  2020
• Rarity
  Unique

Techniques Used

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.

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.

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Selected exhibitions

• The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2020)
• Selected