ABOUT YOSEGI ZAIKU

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The main material of mosaic

Introduction of the pure material used by mosaic, and signs that a complicated pattern is made.
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Pagoda tree
Bubinga
Bubinga
Movingui
Movingui
Cerasus
Cerasus
Nato
Nato
Rosewood
Rosewood
Japanese Hou
Japanese Hou
Chinese Hou
Chinese Hou
Pau Rosa
Pau Rosa
Berry
Berry
White Ash
White Ash
Moraceae
Moraceae
Moabi
Moabi
Karin
Karin
Keyaki
Keyaki
Canarium
Canarium
Lacquer tree
Lacquer tree
Gluta
Gluta
Katsura Jindai
Katsura Jindai
Katsura
Katsura
Mizuki
Mizuki
Walnut
Walnut

Process for forming the Yosegi Pattern

Step 1 Step 2
Apply an adhesive agent to colored wood materials to make a wood base with an intricate pattern. Step1 Saw the patterned wood base precisely into patterned members and plane the members. Step2
Step 3 Step 4
Assemble the patterned members with an adhesive agent into unit patterned pieces. Step3 Bond the unit patterned pieces together and saw them to desired dimensions. Step4
Step 5 Step 6
Put the sawed blocks together to create a continuous pattern and make an original board. Step5 With a special large plane. shave the original board into paper-thin sheets of wood. These paper-thin sheets of wood are called “Zuku” sheets. Step6
Step 7 Step 8
The shaved “Zuku” sheets are curied up, so roll out the sheets of wood with an iron. Step7 Paste the wood mosaic “zuku” sheets to a small box and a wood mosaic article is completed. Step8

Working process images

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“Zuku” sheets Type Example

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  • Kikkou Asa

    Kikkou Asa

  • Kikkou

    Kikkou

  • Kuroasa

    Kuroasa

  • Akaasa

    Akaasa

  • Siroasa

    Siroasa

  • Ichimatsu

    Ichimatsu

  • Tashoku Ichmatsu

    Tashoku Ichmatsu

  • Saya Red

    Saya Red

  • Saya Black

    Saya Black

  • Kirichigae W

    Kirichigae W

  • Koyosegi

    Koyosegi
     

  • Koyosegi

    Koyosegi
     

  • Kagome

    Kagome
     

  • 8Kakuasanoha-rouyagoshi

    8Kakuasanoha-rouyagoshi

  • Mawariyabane

    Mawariyabane