A Large Shakudo Nanako Ko-Kinko Tsuba

UNSIGNED, MOMOYAMA PERIOD (LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY)

細節

A Large Shakudo Nanako Ko-Kinko Tsuba
Unsigned, Momoyama period (late 16th/early 17th Century)
Pierced with a design of large namako, decorated with a hare, waves and a crescent moon in takabori, gold and silver in uttori, rounded mimi
3¼in. (8.3cm.), thickness 4.5mm.

來源

Dr Fahrenhorst Collection, pl.14, no. 2814

出版

Lundgren Collection, no. 11

拍品專文

Uttori is the method of covering the decoration of the base with gold or silver sheet. A pocket is cut in the metal and into this the edge of the gold sheet is inserted, the pocket is then hammered shut, thereby holding the metal fast.

Yakitsuke visually appears similar to uttori as they both use slightly thick gold or silver sheet. However, the metal is generally applied with heat, wax or mercury.