Gyokusendo Japanese Vase Made Of Hammered Copper And Silver - Japan
Artist: Kakuhei Tamagawa
Hammered copper and silver vase by Kakuhei Tamagawa (1901–1992), 5th-generation master of Gyokusendo.
Comes with its original box signed by the artist.
Japan, circa 1970, 25 x 18 x 7 cm.
Gyokusendo, founded in 1816, is the only workshop in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture—a city renowned for its local metalworking industry—to continue the traditional “tsuiki-doki” technique (hammered copper craftsmanship). This process involves hammering a single sheet of copper to create copper objects. The workshop’s ability to apply a variety of colors to copper is a technique unique in the world.
It produces copper objects of the highest quality and has customers all over the world.
Comes with its original box signed by the artist.
Japan, circa 1970, 25 x 18 x 7 cm.
Gyokusendo, founded in 1816, is the only workshop in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture—a city renowned for its local metalworking industry—to continue the traditional “tsuiki-doki” technique (hammered copper craftsmanship). This process involves hammering a single sheet of copper to create copper objects. The workshop’s ability to apply a variety of colors to copper is a technique unique in the world.
It produces copper objects of the highest quality and has customers all over the world.
1 200 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Asian art
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Copper
Diameter: 7
Height: 25
Depth: 18
Reference (ID): 1788178
Availability: In stock
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