Kashima Kazuo
Conical Vase, ca 2000
Rogin with damascene inlay
Size 6 x 7 x 7 in. (15.5 x 18 x 18 cm)
T-5201
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Kashima is a highly celebrated Japanese contemporary metalwork artist and master craftsman specializing in traditional engraving, chiseling, and metal inlay. He serves as the 5th-generation head of Kashima Nunome, a...
Kashima is a highly celebrated Japanese contemporary metalwork artist and master craftsman specializing in traditional engraving, chiseling, and metal inlay. He serves as the 5th-generation head of Kashima Nunome, a family lineage of damascening masters that traces its heritage back to the Edo period. Born as the second son of the Japanese-style painter Hiroyuki Hiraide, Kashima was adopted into the family tradition and studied directly under his grandfather, Kashima Ikkoku (the 4th-generation head and a designated Living National Treasure).
His work is characterized by mastering and modernizing Nunome Zōgan (textile-pattern inlay). This highly technical method involves chiseling a dense network of fine cross-hatched grooves into a metal base to replicate the texture of fabric weave, then hammering thin sheets of gold, silver, or lead directly into the grooves. The family uniquely adapted this to traditional Japanese colored alloys like shakudō (copper-gold) and shibuichi (silver-copper).
Comes with the original paulownia-wood tomobako storage box inscribed and signed by the artist.
His work is characterized by mastering and modernizing Nunome Zōgan (textile-pattern inlay). This highly technical method involves chiseling a dense network of fine cross-hatched grooves into a metal base to replicate the texture of fabric weave, then hammering thin sheets of gold, silver, or lead directly into the grooves. The family uniquely adapted this to traditional Japanese colored alloys like shakudō (copper-gold) and shibuichi (silver-copper).
Comes with the original paulownia-wood tomobako storage box inscribed and signed by the artist.
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