Engraved Metal Serving Vessel with Early Autumn Motifs
Artist
Kamo Masao (1906–2000)
Period
1983 (Shōwa 58)
Quality and quantity
Silver and pearl, engraved metalwork, one piece
Size (cm)
H 12.0 × D 33.0
Category
Craftwork
Accession number
BK1#01279
Description
At the center of this vessel is a single shion (aster) flower. It is surrounded by geometric patterns and butterflies arranged in a heraldic manner. The four butterflies depicted on the exterior are male tsumaguro-hyōmon (Indian fritillary), and they are encircled by familiar autumn flowers such as yamashirogiku (aster) and senninsō (sweet autumn clematis). Working in silver and copper, Kamo freely combines butterflies, grasses, flowers, and geometric motifs within an open, dynamic composition, engraving them into silver plates. He studied metalwork at the Kagawa Prefectural School of Crafts (now Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Technical High School) and later graduated from the metalworking department of the Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts). In 1927, he participated in the founding of Kōjinsha, a group led by Kitahara Senroku.
Description
At the center of this vessel is a single shion (aster) flower. It is surrounded by geometric patterns and butterflies arranged in a heraldic manner. The four butterflies depicted on the exterior are male tsumaguro-hyōmon (Indian fritillary), and they are encircled by familiar autumn flowers such as yamashirogiku (aster) and senninsō (sweet autumn clematis).
Working in silver and copper, Kamo freely combines butterflies, grasses, flowers, and geometric motifs within an open, dynamic composition, engraving them into silver plates. He studied metalwork at the Kagawa Prefectural School of Crafts (now Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Technical High School) and later graduated from the metalworking department of the Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts). In 1927, he participated in the founding of Kōjinsha, a group led by Kitahara Senroku.