Leaf
Brooch
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This brooch is remarkable for its combined strength and delicacy, and its extraordinary lightness. It is not a solid form, rather the surface is made up of shimmering, fine gauge steel wire which is wrapped across the frame. Between the layers shine thin fragments of gold and aluminium foil.
Emiko Suo grew up making jewellery in her father’s workshop in Japan before training formally at Tokyo University of the Arts.
This brooch is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch.
Emiko Suo grew up making jewellery in her father’s workshop in Japan before training formally at Tokyo University of the Arts.
This brooch is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Leaf (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel with gold foil and aluminium foil |
| Brief description | Brooch, steel wire with gold and aluminium foil, designed and made by Emiko Suo, Japan, 2001 |
| Physical description | A square frame of steel, bent along the upper and lower edges to form a ridge down the brooch. The frame is wrapped with many strands of very fine wire, between which are held strips of pale gold and aluminium foil. A simple steel pin on the reverse. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Maker's monogram stamped on a small plaque applied to the back of the brooch |
| Credit line | The Louise Klapisch Collection, given by Suzanne Selvi |
| Summary | This brooch is remarkable for its combined strength and delicacy, and its extraordinary lightness. It is not a solid form, rather the surface is made up of shimmering, fine gauge steel wire which is wrapped across the frame. Between the layers shine thin fragments of gold and aluminium foil. Emiko Suo grew up making jewellery in her father’s workshop in Japan before training formally at Tokyo University of the Arts. This brooch is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.51-2014 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2014 |
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