Hammer worked brass jar.
H 25.4 / ø 18.8 cm,Year.2022Mizuho Hirotani
1971 -- Metalwork
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- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 1
Description
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CategoryMetalwork
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DimensionsH 25.4 / ø 18.8 cm
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Year of creation2022
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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.
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.
Selection
- The 69th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2022)
- Selected