Aki iro ni tsutsumarete (Enveloped in the Colours of Autumn)

Description

Necklace entitled Aki iro ni tsutsumarete (Enveloped in the Colours of Autumn), made of a chain of 338 links of camphor bark (tsuru) each lined with 20 carat gold leaf; the neckpiece is open-ended and made of two single chains joined at every third link: Japan, by Oda Makiko, 2004

Museum reference

V.2008.87

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Necklace

Production information

Oda Makiko, 1966 (b.), Jeweller
Japan, East Asia

Date

2004

Materials

Camphor wood, Gold leaf

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland