Flower Vessel "Chuyo"
Ōzawa was born in Toyama Prefecture, in an area famous for metalcraft. He studied traditional casting techniques and became a master of the yakigata (fired mold) method. He invented a cast-wrapping technique called igurumi, in which the metal decoration to be inset is applied to the inner surface of a mold before molten metal is poured inside. Ōzawa was designated a Living National Treasure in 2005 for his mastery of casting (chūkin).
Artwork Details
- 鋳ぐるみ花器「宙擁」
- Title: Flower Vessel "Chuyo"
- Artist: Ozawa Kōmin 大澤光民 (Japanese, born 1941)
- Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
- Date: 2015
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Metal casting (yakigata) and cast-wrapping (igurumi) with copper, bronze, and stainless steel
- Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm); W. 17 1/4 in. (44 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Gift of Hayashi Kaoru, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.390.2
- Rights and Reproduction: © Ozawa Kōmin
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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