The art of Japanese sagemono ensembles in metals

• Main Author: Clevenger, Kathleen
• Other Authors: Ball State University. Dept. of Art.
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Inro.; Dress accessories > Japan.; Art metal-work.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/185359; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/935917

The primary objective of this creative project was the exploration of Japanese sagemono ensembles and the metal working techniques needed for their creation. Sagemono ensembles are hanging accessories worn by the Japanese men of the 16th through the early 20th centuries. The secondary objective was to design and construct four sagemono ensembles using both traditional Japanese themes and patterns along with more contemporary motifs which emerged from the artist's explorations of the original Japanese ensembles. This body of work required a variety of traditional metalsmithing techniques including: complex sheet constructions, photoetching, copper-plating and forming, inlay, and casting. === Department of Art