鍛造(たんぞう)tanzō
金属を加熱し鎚(つち)で打ち延ばして器形を作る技法。日本刀などはこの技法を用いる。
第74回 正倉院展、2022年
Forge
The process of heating metal and hammering it into shape. Japanese swords, penknives, relief images of Buddhas and other objects are forged. Successive folding, hammering, and refolding as well as tempering the heated, hammered item in cooling water creates patterns in the finished item.
74th Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures, 2022