Detail: Heated Colors, Hammered Forms: Female Metal Artists of Japan, turns the spotlight onto the contribution made by women to an aspect of kogei that was formerly a male preserve, closely associated with the world of the samurai. Although metals are especially hard to handle, shape, and decorate, the five featured artists have each devoted a lifetime to the medium, using it produce masterpieces that are every bit as expressive and beautiful as work in less obstinate materials such as clay or textile.