Flower Vase

1987

Not on view

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.

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象嵌花瓶
Title: Flower Vase
Artist: Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁 (Japanese, born 1944)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: 1987
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silver and copper with inlays of silver, copper and gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 7 (17.8 cm); Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Hayashi Kaoru, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
Object Number: 2020.76.7
Rights and Reproduction: © Katsura Morihito
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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