MOKUMEGANEYA

Mokume Gane is the name of a technique (and works) that are made using a unique Japanese metal crafting technique which consists of layering different-colored metals, and painstakingly carving and forging them to create beautiful wood grain patterns. The technique was developed about 400 years ago, at the beginning of the Edo period, by Shoami Denbei who was a craftsman making sword fittings in Dewa Akita (Dewa is the current Akita Prefecture)... Mokume Gane was also called "Tagayasan-Ji" for its patterns resembling the Tagayasan (Rosewood) wood grain. During the Meiji Era, it was also known as "Kasumi Uchi" (mist metalwork). The names Mokume Gane and mokume are also widely known around the world... Guribori is said to be the ancestor of Mokume Gane. It is a metalsmithing technique that consists of layering different-colored metals to carve arabesques and spiral patterns. It is still possible to discern the beautiful layering of metals on the existing guribori sword guards, even..

Also known as: Mokume Gane, MOKUMEGANEYA CO., LTD., Mokumeganeya USA, MOKUMEGANEYA USA, INC.

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