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Vase

second half 19th century
Not on view
The neck and foot of this vase are decorated in overlay gilding, a variation of a technique known as nunomezōgan (textile-imprint inlay). In this process, the ground metal is incised with a fine diagonal lattice of vertical and horizontal lines to produce a clothlike grain. Thin gold or silver foil is then inlaid by hammering it into the incised lines.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase
  • Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: second half 19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Iron
  • Dimensions: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); D. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.490
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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