Vase
circa 1960-1970 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Kanemori Eichi was born on 3 February 1908 in Takaoka City, one of Japan's major centres for metalworking. He studied at Takaoka Kogei Gakko (Takaoka Technical High School, founded in 1894) and was taught by Uchijima Shihei. His work was first accepted into the Teiten exhibition in 1933. He joined the teaching staff of his alma mater in 1941. In the postwar period he was a regular contributor to the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogeiten). He was appointed a Living National Treasure in 1989. He died on 25 November 2001 at the age of 93. He was highly regarded for his metal inlay work. The geometric style he used consistently throughout his career has a strongly Art Deco quality to it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast bronze with nunomezogan textile-imprint, twisted wire and brass stud inlay |
| Brief description | Vase, cast bronze with nunomezogan textile-imprint, twisted wire and brass stud inlay, by Kanemori Eiichi (1908-2001), circa 1960-1970 Japan, modern crafts, studio, metal |
| Physical description | Cylindrical form with rounded base, flat shoulders and small cylindrical mouth; four narrow bands of inlaid twisted wire on the shoulders around the mouth; the lower half of the sides decorated with two wide sawtooth bands framed by narrow bands of inlaid twisted wire, the sawtooth patterning having been created through the use of nunomezogan textile-imprint inlay; above the sawtooth bands two further narrow bands of inlaid twisted wire and a ring of inlaid brass studs; the base incised with the maker's mark 'made by Eichi' and an inscription meaning 'for presentation to Ozaki Shintaro' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Maker's mark 'made by Eichi' and inscription 'for presentation to Ozaki Shintaro' incised on base. |
| Object history | For presentation to Ozaki Shintaro (inscription on base). |
| Production | The two Chinese characters with which 'Eichi' is inscribed on the base of the vase are those he used until 1973-4, when he changed to a three-character configuration. This gives an end date to when the vase can have been made. |
| Summary | Kanemori Eichi was born on 3 February 1908 in Takaoka City, one of Japan's major centres for metalworking. He studied at Takaoka Kogei Gakko (Takaoka Technical High School, founded in 1894) and was taught by Uchijima Shihei. His work was first accepted into the Teiten exhibition in 1933. He joined the teaching staff of his alma mater in 1941. In the postwar period he was a regular contributor to the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogeiten). He was appointed a Living National Treasure in 1989. He died on 25 November 2001 at the age of 93. He was highly regarded for his metal inlay work. The geometric style he used consistently throughout his career has a strongly Art Deco quality to it. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.13-1986 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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