Hanatagane
ARIMA Takeo is a craftsman who returned to his hometown at the age of 33 to devote himself to precious metals and goldsmiths after studying architecture in Japan and then painting in the United Kingdom.
| Takeo Arima
/ 有馬武男
from Hanatagane
花鏨
ARIMA Takeo is a craftsman who returned to his hometown at the age of 33 to devote himself to precious metals and goldsmiths after studying architecture in Japan and then painting in the United Kingdom.
spring
summer
autumn
winter
| VALSE DES SAISONS
/ 蛤合子
ARIMA Takeo presents a series of 4 pairs of silver clams which have been finely engraved with a drawing representing the seasons both inside and outside their shells. These shells evoke the perfect pair, in reference to an old game of court (Kai-Awase ) which consisted in finding the right pairs among 360 pairs of clam shells.
(spring)
PREMIER PAS
春 「渓花」
(summer)
ZENITH
夏 「陽花」
(autumn)
PLENITUDE
秋 「錦花」
(winter)
CONNIVENCE
冬 「雪花」
> 4 clams shells
in silver, gold
and copper
W70 x D60 x H35 mm