RARE Ojime Climbing Frog Bead, Shibuichi by Robert \"Bob\" Burkett Frog Sculpture
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RARE Ojime Climbing Frog Bead, Shibuichi by Robert \"Bob\" Burkett Frog Sculpture:
$30.99
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RARE Ojime Frog Bead in Shibuichi by Robert \"Bob\" Burkett Frog Sculpture in excellent condition. The bead comes from a Private Collection... never been strung or used.
Shibuichi is a copper/ silver alloy... very nice.
The bead has amazing detail. These is an early bead by Robert Burkett when he lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A fantastic, gifted Artist.An extremely rare opportunity as these beads have never come up for sale before, and perhaps never will again. They come from a private collection and have never been used, only displayed in a case.
Some of these beads are one of a kind and have never been produced beyond the original casting.... very, very rare.
Robert Burkett designed and masterfully created these in the late 1980s to 1990 while living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
These are early pieces and are considered by some to be his very best. Amazing detail. Just check that detail!!!!!
This bead is worthy of any collection... a very special piece. If you collect beads this a must!Robert or Bob Burkett has been called the finest beadmaker in America, is one of the world’s most renown jewelry and bead makers. He works primarily in silver and shibuichi (pronounced SHEW-BOO-EEE-CHEE), a Japanese process where silver is mixed with copper to produce stunning arrays of color and form.
His unique lost wax cast pendants and beads are cast of 20% silver and 80% copper in a Japanese style called shibuichi. He freehand carves his originals, using them to cast from. Bob goes completely from memory when sculpting the animals and forms. He sculpts the body and wings in red sculpting wax then carefully creates a one-of-a-kind mold, then hand casts the molten metal using a centrifuge. Working in shibuichi is tricky and very few artists attempt it as it results in very high detail with a wonderful coppery patina, but is notoriously more difficult to work with than bronze or copper alone
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RARE Ojime Climbing Frog Bead, Shibuichi by Robert \"Bob\" Burkett Frog Sculpture:
$30.99