The assorted ramblings, photo essays and work of a British born , classically trained, Japanese Metalwork artist living in Torquay, England.
Friday, 7 March 2008
a delicate piece of kata-kiri bori by Natsuo
This is a small shibuichi pill box with an iron inset top. The design is cut using the kata-kiri technique and has a few tiny touches of gold inlaid. It is about 4 cm across and 15mm high. Signed "Natsuo" with gold inlaid seal.
Ford, is that a copy you've done? The coloration is interesting- it looks like more of a translucent stain than an opaque patina, or has it been polished down? Please inform the ignorant.
no, this is the real thing. The colour is in reality quite opaque. The effect you may be seeing is probably due to the angle of the lighting and the wax which would add a slight refractive layer.
In fact the patina on this piece is extremely good...I'll see if I can't get a better image which will show that.
There is a world of variation in iron patination but a coarse, granular rust is sadly the most commonly seen. The ideal is an opaque colour with no actual rust created texture to obscure the carving or fine detail.
This is a small shibuichi pill box with an iron inset top. The design is cut using the kata-kiri technique and has a few tiny touches of gold inlaid. It is about 4 cm across and 15mm high. Signed "Natsuo" with gold inlaid seal.
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Ford, is that a copy you've done? The coloration is interesting- it looks like more of a translucent stain than an opaque patina, or has it been polished down? Please inform the ignorant.
-Doug
Hi Doug,
no, this is the real thing. The colour is in reality quite opaque. The effect you may be seeing is probably due to the angle of the lighting and the wax which would add a slight refractive layer.
In fact the patina on this piece is extremely good...I'll see if I can't get a better image which will show that.
There is a world of variation in iron patination but a coarse, granular rust is sadly the most commonly seen. The ideal is an opaque colour with no actual rust created texture to obscure the carving or fine detail.
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