{"id":34229,"date":"2021-04-13T17:19:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teleartetv.it\/2021\/04\/13\/the-shibayama-technique\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T14:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:50:46","slug":"the-shibayama-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teleartetv.it\/en\/2021\/04\/13\/the-shibayama-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shibayama Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shibayama<\/b> is a Japanese town in Chiba Prefecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shibayama <\/strong>is an art form originating in Japan. It involves lacquering objects with semi-precious materials in a very special style. Objects that are generally vases, boxes, and katana cases.<\/p>\n

Such objects made in the Meiji*<\/em> era, because of their delicacy and preciousness, are valued highly and sought after by many collectors.<\/p>\n

Shibayama<\/strong> ‘s<\/strong> work is a combination of inlay and relief<\/strong> that marries the two techniques in a way that highlights their most spectacular features.<\/p>\n

It was first<\/strong> used in Japan<\/strong> in the 18th century<\/strong> to decorate ornaments and objects for personal use.<\/p>\n

In addition to their aesthetic appeal<\/strong>, the distinctive value<\/strong> of the objects made by Shibayama’s artisans lies in the elaborate handwork<\/strong> and painstaking care<\/strong> required in their creation.<\/p>\n

Typically the depressions were carved in ivory<\/strong>, exotic<\/strong> woods<\/strong> or lacquered surfaces<\/strong>. These depressions were then inlaid with<\/strong> small amounts of precious materials <\/strong>(mother-of-pearl, tortoise, coral, jade, bone and abalone), thus forming the pattern.
\nEach inlay is engraved, creating a relief consisting of many pieces.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, objects created with the mother-of-pearl inlay technique can be found in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum<\/a><\/strong> in London<\/strong> and the
\n Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/strong>
\n<\/a> in New York<\/strong>. Also, among the entries of several major international auction houses<\/strong> ( christies.com<\/a>, sotheby.<\/a> com , bonham.com<\/a> ) are objects decorated by workers using Shibayama’s technique. In Hungary, the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asian Art specializes<\/a>in collecting artifacts from the Far East.<\/p>\n

Source : http:\/\/www.individualjewellery.com<\/p>\n

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*The Meiji Period is a historical moment in Japan encompassing the 44-year reign of Emperor Mutsuhito. This period runs from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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