MY CHIN MUNESUKE (JAPANESE, EDO PERIOD, 1688–1735) DATE: EARLY 18TH CENTURY CULTURE: JAPANESE MEDIUM: STEEL DIMENSIONS: L. 18 IN. (45.7 CM) METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
I like it. An amazing piece of iron work, presumably sand cast but maybe wrought with a hammer If cast it would almost have to be a lost wax method. Or maybe sand cast with the legs added. Great work! Thanks for mKing us think heinz
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Beautiful and expressive. and made of steel no less...
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I like it. An amazing piece of iron work, presumably sand cast but maybe wrought with a hammer
ReplyDeleteIf cast it would almost have to be a lost wax method. Or maybe sand cast with the legs added. Great work! Thanks for mKing us think
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