Kumiko 03

The third figure in the kumiko series. Different from the first two, same underlying logic — a small geometric figure cut to precise angles and repeated across a panel until the field becomes lattice.

The kumiko tradition was developed for shoji screens, ranma transoms, and the panels of traditional Japanese architecture. Each design has a name, a history, and a specific way of catching light when assembled from real wood.

At jewelry scale one figure lifts out as a pendant. The same drawing scales up to a screen, a wall inset, or a translucent panel.