Checked Box in Red and Black
Tanaka Terukazu 田中照一 Japanese
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The son of a metalsmith, Tanaka trained both with his father and at the Tokyo Metropolitan Crafts High School. He is known for his mastery at fusing gold, silver, and copper alloys into luminous surfaces and onto his signature hammered boxes. In this work, the metal alloy squares are welded into a checkered pattern. His career was launched in 1971, when his art was shown at the annual exhibition of the Japan Art Academy (Nitten).
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