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Traditional Craftmen in Minato City

Kozaburo Okamura

Art frame Okamura Kozaburo

His art enhances the contents.

Art framing requires an aesthetic sense to bring out the best from the image that the object expresses in the interior space. It is an art to design a framed painting or calligraphy adopting traditional mounting skills and techniques.


Process of art framing

  1. Confirm order
    Ask client to confirm the location, space and intended application for the frame.
  2. Conceptualize
    Conceptualize the design, giving consideration to the subject and expression of the object to be mounted.
  3. Design
    Combine different materials and determine marginal space for mounting and thickness of the frame, taking into consideration the size and coloring of the object.
  4. Apply backing paper to the object (painting or calligraphy) and to the cloth for mounting.
     
  5. Fabricate
    Cut wood for the specified size of the frame and its backing .(carved or metallic frames and cases are ordered outside)
  6. Coat
    Some pieces of mounting cloth and frames are pressed with gold flakes, coated or finished with lacquer or polished with wax.
  7. Finish
    Assemble the parts prepared by the various departments to frame the mounted object.

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