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19th century · Iron · Asian Art

The neck and foot of this vase are decorated in overlay gilding, a variation of a technique known as nunomezōgan (textile-imprint inlay). In this process, the ground metal is incised with a fine diagonal lattice of vertical and horizontal lines to produce a clothlike grain. Thin gold or silver foil is then inlaid by hammering it into the incised lines.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Iron

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891