knife "Carps"

This excellent work is co-authoring a group genius artists: Elena Frolova and staff of the "Russian Blade."
Pictures of fishes on this knife - 13, and in Japan it is a lucky number. And each one is unique and not similar to the previous one.
Blade made in the art multi-layer etching. And master poisons the surface of steel with special solutions that allow remove layers of metal literally by microns. And the amount of etching can be up to 50 times! This is a complicated and laborious work. Because of this and get a sophistication and precision of each detail drawing. After all, the blade is worked out not only fish, but also the flow of water!
Knife handle made in the technique skrimshou. Masters, who own the art unit in Russia and artist Elena Frolova outstanding representative of this trend. Skrimshou - art is a technique of engraving on a bone with touch-up pattern. Technique is very thin, laborious and difficult, performed using a microscope for several months. The result is a unique work of art, analogs does not exist. On the other side of the knife handle image water lily, which is so finely worked out a master, that there is a feeling heaving water, which complements and completes the logical image of the object.

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Product is in a private collection.

Skrimshou: E. Frolova 

Etching: A. Koreshkov
Materials: stainless steel, mammoth bone
The technical of making: etching, skrimshou
Proportions:
subject length - 240 mm
blade length - 124 mm