All about Mokune Gane

Being unique is what everybody are always after for. Therefore, lots of individuals resorted to look for jewelries and clothes in unique design. With many companies trying to produce the best kind of jewelry, their product seems to be the same with other. The increasing population of companies all over the world makes jewelries looks the same with each other. The similarities of jewelries become evident due to the growing population of companies all around the world. Unique design jewelries then are hard to find. Auction and estate sale becomes one of the best place to look for imitable design jewelry. Mokume Gane becomes a popular choice for those individual who wants an exclusive design Denbei Shaomi is known to be the first person who ever made an art of mokume in the seventeenth century. Metals or alloys will be process like rolling, twisting, and combining. The result of complex process is a beautiful jewelry.

 

“Wood eye metal” is the meaning of the word mokume gane. The original users of the mokume are from Samurai Era where the adornment of samurai symbolizes the status of those who have it. The strength and polish of metal combined with the echoes of nature is embodied in every mokume available in the market. {Though nowadays, samurai has already becomes a legend and the demand of katana is already limited but the art of mokume survive through creating fine and unique jewelry. As years passes by, the art of samurai vanishes together with katana but the art of mokume still survives in jewelry and ornaments making. | The traditional way of making mokume has long been gone because Samurai era has ended but it is modernize in making jewelry and ornaments.| Though time flies fast, the art of mokume still lives in the event of making ornaments and jewelries. There are already some modern version in making mokume.

 

Originally, gold, copper and silver are the three metals used in making Mokume Gane. Artisans of the recent generations try to use non-traditional materials. As a result, mokume products is beyond compare. People take advantage of the availability of non-traditional materials and make use of it instead of the expensive metals.

 

The layering and fusing of materials in making mokume is the initial stage. Melding and melting of materials used should be carefully done to get the desired color. The fusion is created with controlled heat and pressure. Controlled heat and pressure is responsible for melting the materials. The cutting and shaping jewelry will then follow by a computer generated device. An additional adorn can be added with precious stone or other gemstone to make the jewelry more beautiful and unique to others.| Depending on the customer, gemstone or precious stone can be added. | Gemstone or any precious stone can be an additional attraction to the mokume. | Mokume will be more beautiful with an additional adorn of gemstone or any precious stone.}

 

Despite of the beauty brought by Mokune Gane, fact still remain that it is not affordable. The difficult process makes the mokume an expensive item. Many people cannot still understand how the process go but it still amaze them. It would be a satisfying feeling foe every craftsman who perform mokume.

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