master craftsman's name unknown
Box for Stationary, mid. 1800s
Wood
h: 12cm
w: 10cm
d: 17cm
w: 10cm
d: 17cm
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I love boxes. Especially it is made by a master Sashimono-shi. “Sashimono” means a technique for assembling wooden items without nails, using complex and straightforward wood joints. Mortises or grooves...
I love boxes.
Especially it is made by a master Sashimono-shi.
“Sashimono” means a technique for assembling wooden items without nails, using complex and straightforward wood joints. Mortises or grooves called ‘hozo’ are carved into the wood to join two boards in a blind joint that’s not visible from the surface. The technique was evolved through the 17th to 19th centuries. Although delicate in appearance, the joinery is strong and lasts generations. Sashimono-shi means a craftsman who has the highest skill to make Sashimono.
This minimalist Japanese box is an excellent example of a Sashimono.
It is a box to put on your desk for postcards, stamps, old-fashion rolled letterheads. It came from the days when people used Sumi brush and ink to write anything. If you do not know that it is a box with three drawers, you would see it is a piece of beautiful woodblock polished and shaped.
How do you curate to display it in your living space?
Imagination is endless.
Especially it is made by a master Sashimono-shi.
“Sashimono” means a technique for assembling wooden items without nails, using complex and straightforward wood joints. Mortises or grooves called ‘hozo’ are carved into the wood to join two boards in a blind joint that’s not visible from the surface. The technique was evolved through the 17th to 19th centuries. Although delicate in appearance, the joinery is strong and lasts generations. Sashimono-shi means a craftsman who has the highest skill to make Sashimono.
This minimalist Japanese box is an excellent example of a Sashimono.
It is a box to put on your desk for postcards, stamps, old-fashion rolled letterheads. It came from the days when people used Sumi brush and ink to write anything. If you do not know that it is a box with three drawers, you would see it is a piece of beautiful woodblock polished and shaped.
How do you curate to display it in your living space?
Imagination is endless.
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