Flower Vase

Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 Japanese

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This early work exemplifies the tour-de-force inlay techniques of Katsura Morihito. The inverted V-shaped patterns seem to overlap on the hammered silver and copper alloy body. The artist studied under his father, Katsura Moriyuki, beginning in 1960, and later graduated from the Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design. Known for his incising and chiseling (chōkin) techniques, he was designated a Living National Treasure in 2008.

Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan

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Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan
Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan
Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan
Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan
Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan
Flower Vase, Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944), Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō), Japan

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