COPPER AND SHAKUDO BOX
Lot 291PROPERTY FROM THE ROTHSCHILD FAMILY INCLUDING THE LATE BARONESS EDOUARD DE ROTHSCHILD AND THE LATE JACQUELINE DE ROTHSCHILD PIATIGORSKY

COPPER AND SHAKUDO BOX

Closed13 December 2019

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USD 750

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COPPER AND SHAKUDO BOX
Of fan outline, with floral pattern the lid, and mokumegane (wood grain) treatment to the sides, opening to reveal a single conpartment

Metal: Copper and shakudo (copper alloy of gold and copper)
Size/Dimensions: 7.3 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Gross Weight: 87.3 grams

Mokumegane is a unique Japanese metal technique, expressing wood-grain patterns created by different metal colors. Several sheets of different metal are joined together, which are cut by a chisel to reveal the under layers, and then flattened. The pattern when finished differs according to the chisel work.