Description
【What is the Damascene "Kyo Zogan"?】
Our damascene craft is called Kyo Zogan.
Kyo Zogan is a traditional Kyoto handicraft created by carving a cloth-weave inlay texture onto thin iron sheets,
inlaying pure gold and silver designs onto the texture, applying lacquer over it, and then placing hatching onto
the gold and silver designs after polishing them.
Zogan was born in Damascus in Syria, after which it is said to have been brought to Kyoto in the 8th century via the Silk Road. Subsequently, the process of carving the cloth-weave inlay texture onto the thin iron sheets,
implanting the pure gold and silver, applying lacquer and baking was repeated and developed into
a unique technique which came to be called Kyo Zogan.
After the 16th century, the Umetada and Shoami family lines of sword smiths advanced the technique to be used as ornamentation for swords, and it grew to become the refined and elegant art of Kyo Zogan.
After the age of the warriors came to an end, Zogan became to be used for such things as industrial artworks and ornamentation for personal items, and currently the craft is highly praised as one of Kyoto's representative traditional industrial art forms.
Our Damascene products are all manufactured by our own crafts men.
You can enjoy our delicate and graceful world of the Damascene "Kyo Zogan".
Please click here for the manufacturing process.
【About this product】
The pattern of this pendant shows the leaves falling from tree and expresses one hundred leaves by 24K gold.
The contrast between black lacquering base and gold leaves make the brilliance.
This is a modern design utilizing traditional technique of damascenes.
We have two kinds of size φ3cm and φ2cm.
If you are thinking of wearing on your turtle neck sweater in the winter season, size φ3cm one should be great, and if you are thinking of wearing on bare skin in summer,
size φ2cm should be great to make your decollete beautiful.
If you are interested in, coordination with Damascene Round pierced earrings "Leaves of the fall" would be great too.
This product is also great for the gift.
【Notice】
Please note that the design of tree trunk slightly varies depending of the product.
【Detail】
・Material: Iron, gold(24K), sterling silver for damascene,
gold plated about the back of pendant top and chain inside materials are brass, copper, zinc.
・Size: φ3ｃｍ
・Weight: 100g
・Thick paper boxed product
・Country of origin : Japan
Product Type: CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES
Collection: FASHION ACCESSORIES > JEWELRY
Collection: KYO-ZOGAN (DAMASCENE)