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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A decorative wood grain pattern produced by laminating thin layers of various materials. Mokume has been used in Japan since at least the 17th century to make veneer papers, tsubas (sword guards), and, more recently, to make jewelry. For metals, thin alloy layers with varying compositions are forged together, then sometimes cut or folded then reforged. In the final product, the colors of the layered pattern are enhanced by dipping the piece in an acid etch bath or patinating solution. A patinating solution called rokusho contains [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper | + | A decorative wood grain pattern produced by laminating thin layers of various materials. Mokume has been used in Japan since at least the 17th century to make veneer papers, tsubas (sword guards), and, more recently, to make jewelry. For metals, thin alloy layers with varying compositions are forged together, then sometimes cut or folded then reforged. In the final product, the colors of the layered pattern are enhanced by dipping the piece in an acid etch bath or patinating solution. A patinating solution called rokusho contains [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper%20acetate copper acetate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper%20sulfate copper sulfate], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20chloride sodium chloride], is typically used to color precious metal alloys containing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gold gold], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silver silver], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper copper]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| − | * | + | * E.J.LaBarre, ''Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making'', Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 |
* ''A History of Technology'', Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall (eds.), Clarendon Press, Oxford, Volume 1: From Early times to Fall of Ancient Empires, 1954 | * ''A History of Technology'', Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall (eds.), Clarendon Press, Oxford, Volume 1: From Early times to Fall of Ancient Empires, 1954 | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 24 July 2013
Description
A decorative wood grain pattern produced by laminating thin layers of various materials. Mokume has been used in Japan since at least the 17th century to make veneer papers, tsubas (sword guards), and, more recently, to make jewelry. For metals, thin alloy layers with varying compositions are forged together, then sometimes cut or folded then reforged. In the final product, the colors of the layered pattern are enhanced by dipping the piece in an acid etch bath or patinating solution. A patinating solution called rokusho contains copper acetate, copper sulfate, and sodium chloride, is typically used to color precious metal alloys containing gold, silver, and copper.
Synonyms and Related Terms
mokume-gane; mokume damascus; rokusho
Additional Information
Ian Ferguson, Mokume Gane, Krause Publications, Wisconsin, 2004.
Authority
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
- A History of Technology, Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall (eds.), Clarendon Press, Oxford, Volume 1: From Early times to Fall of Ancient Empires, 1954
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokume-gane (accessed Dec. 4, 2004)