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Elegance, Jizai-okimono

Mitsuta Haruo

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

Jizai-okimono is a traditional craft that is backed by Japan's technology in metalwork cultivated since the Edo Period. Sculpted with an unmatched certainty and with playful attractions, jizai-okimono have a charm that does not fade. Even now, learning from the excellent works of their predecessors, the makers of jizai-okimono continue to innovate, unique modern technology making possible pieces that are finer and more realistic then ever.

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  • Title: Elegance, Jizai-okimono
  • Creator: Mitsuta Haruo
  • Type: metal, butterfly, lycoris
  • Medium: Metal
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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