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original vintage chokin painting
signed
Chokin is the ancient Japanese art of engraving copper and gilding it with precious gold and silver.
Chokin (metalchasing) techniques, used on Samurai swords and armor, underwent evolution in the 18th century due to the Katakiri-chokoku (half-cut carving) technique which was created to reproduce the brush strokes of Japanese paintings in carved metal form.
In the 12th century, Japanese chokin artists used chokin art to decorate armor, weapons and other military supplies of notable samurai.