Tsuitate Screen with Design of Golden Fox

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Tsuitate Screen with Design of Golden Fox

c. 1950s

Itaya Kōji (Japanese, 1925–2006)

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.

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Object Details

Title:

Tsuitate Screen with Design of Golden Fox

Date:

c. 1950s

Artist:

Itaya Kōji (Japanese, 1925–2006)

Medium:

Lacquer on wood with chinkin (incised gold), gold leaf, and inlay of raden (shell); single-panel screen

Dimensions:

45 1/8 x 47 3/4 x 11 inches (114.6 x 121.3 x 27.9 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2006

Accession Number:

2006-31-1

Geography:

Made in Wajima, Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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