Incense Burner - Flowers and Birds

Metalwork

Craft Company: Yotsukawa Seisakusho

ORIGIN: Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
SIZE: W120 × H143 × D120mm
MATERIAL: Copper, gold and silver paint

Traditional beauty in full bloom

This brightly colored copperware, colored using the ni-iro technique, shines with intricate gold and silver work. Simply having it close to hand, one can almost smell the fragrance of flowers and hear the twittering of birds. This is a work of art with a lovely appearance and a sense of beauty backed by high-level traditional techniques.

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Takaoka copperware
- Generic term
Generic name of copperware made in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Takaoka is renown as the largest production area of copperware in Japan, accounting for over 90% of domestic production.
Ni-iro
- Technique
Refers to the color or coloring method in which metals such as copper alloys are simmered in a pan containing a mixture of copper sulfate and copper carbonate, resulting in a patina on the metal surface. The color tones that are produced, such as brass, dark brown, and blackish bronze colors, vary depending on the composition of the alloy. The traditional practice of washing the metal ware with grated Japanese radish juice before boiling has been used for a long time to obtain good coloration.
Chukin (Metal casting)
- Generic term
- Technique
A technique to make metalworks by pouring molten metal into a mold, or igata in Japanese and extracting it after it is cooled. The technique makes it possible to form metal freely, which otherwise is a difficult material to process. A product made by this casting method is called imono. This method also allows for mass production. Once the mold of a prototype is made it is then possible to make multiples of the product.

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