Tsuitate Screen with Design of Golden Fox
Itaya Kōji, Japanese, 1925 - 2006
Geography:
Made in Wajima, Japan, Asia
Period:
Shōwa Period (1926-1989)Date:
c. 1950sMedium:
Lacquer on wood with chinkin (incised gold), gold leaf, and inlay of raden (shell); single-panel screenDimensions:
45 1/8 x 47 3/4 x 11 inches (114.6 x 121.3 x 27.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
2006-31-1Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2006
Made in Wajima, Japan, Asia
Period:
Shōwa Period (1926-1989)Date:
c. 1950sMedium:
Lacquer on wood with chinkin (incised gold), gold leaf, and inlay of raden (shell); single-panel screenDimensions:
45 1/8 x 47 3/4 x 11 inches (114.6 x 121.3 x 27.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2006-31-1Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2006
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fox [x] gold [x] golden [x] incised [x] kitsune [x] lacquer [x] raden [x] wood [x]The artist Itaya Kōji specialized in the chinkin (incised gold) technique, which involves carving a design on the lacquer surface and then filling it with gold leaf. It is particularly difficult and exacting. Even a small bowl with this type of decoration can take as long as three months to produce, because every step in the process is done by hand and the lacquer must be allowed to dry thoroughly between each application of the multiple layers.