Japanese Traditional Metal Casting

Melting metal to create artwork. This is a video which shows a rare method of blending different metals to make one artwork.
By Eitoku Sugimori, resarcher of plastic expression, Japanese aesthetics and art history, author of Japanese Patinas and Japanese Metalsmithing Patination.
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Patinas-Eitoku-Sugimori/dp/1929565119

Duration : 0:3:27


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19 Responses to Japanese Traditional Metal Casting

  1. AxelTiger says:

    what is the cup ( …
    what is the cup (crusible?) made from?

  2. ab48726 says:

    Nice job! That was …
    Nice job! That was a thirsty mold!

  3. acerkiwi says:

    was brass or bronze
    was brass or bronze

  4. Cstrife234 says:

    is it charcoal, or …
    is it charcoal, or coal?

  5. keneyed209 says:

    what type of flux ?
    what type of flux ?

  6. thusalwaystotyrants says:

    cowboy bebop
    cowboy bebop

  7. syoli23 says:

    y they dont use …
    y they dont use gating system?

  8. rerla88 says:

    wanted silicon …
    wanted silicon metal……

  9. ebikeofacookbook says:

    Thanks!!
    Thanks!!

  10. tTatmosT says:

    i’m not sure but i …
    i’m not sure but i think it was aluminum and iron….

  11. ewigkase1 says:

    Japanese Patinas …
    Japanese Patinas and Japanese Metalsmithing Patination. is this one book or two books

  12. marshallspikebanana says:

    Tank! From Cowboy …
    Tank! From Cowboy Bebop very cool….

  13. homemarks says:

    that music is from …
    that music is from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack

  14. raginpixie says:

    some of the music …
    some of the music is from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack

  15. andishavlik says:

    oops, I commented …
    oops, I commented from my boyfriends page. HE wanted to know about the music, I wanted to know about your work. Thanks.

  16. mpolzkill says:

    Thank you Eitoku …
    Thank you Eitoku Sugimori, what were the different kind of metals? Beautiful finished object.

  17. gatolupas says:

    Is this available …
    Is this available with commentary in English? I’d like to know what he is doing. What’s the slag he ‘s scooping out? Is he making Shakudo? Great music, but I want to know!!
    (what was that musik, anyway?)

  18. rsolveira says:

    That’s quite …
    That’s quite impressive & beautiful.

  19. madehipster says:

    sugoi! totemo …
    sugoi! totemo jouzu to omoimasu.