JAPANESE YOSEKI MOSIAC WOOD BOX
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Beautifully hand crafted Yoseki Box with roll top. Purchased at Takumi in Ginza, Tokyo. Takumi specialises in folk crafts from Japan. Measures 9 1/4 long. "Yoseki" is a type of traditional Japanese parquetry which originated during Japan’s culturally rich Edo Period. The mosaic work is made by making use of natural fine grains and textures of wood. Timbers of different colors are cut into oblong rods of desired sections. Spindle tree and Ilex macropoda are used for white, aged Katsura tree for black, Picrasma quassioides, mulberry and Chinese lacquer tree for yellow, camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) and Maackia for brown, black walnut (Juglans nigra) for purple, Japanese cucumber tree (Magnolia obovata) for blue and Chinese cedar (Toona sinensis) for red. The rods are then glued together to form the section of geometrical design pattern. The sectional surface is sliced into thin plates of wood, which are glued onto boxes and other handicraft works. To add to the glaze and sturdiness of the surface, finishing coatings of lacquer are applied.Measures 9.25x3.50x2. Wt. 5 oz. PROVENANCE: A Private Tokyo, Japan / Charleston SC Estate.
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JAPANESE YOSEKI MOSIAC WOOD BOX
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