noun, noun-modifying (irregular)
hammered mark; hammered pattern
Refers to the textured surface created by hammering metal, often seen in traditional crafts like tsuiki (鎚起) or on Japanese sword fittings. Used as a noun or prenominally.
この花瓶には美しい槌目が施されている。
This vase has a beautiful hammered pattern applied to it.
槌目のある銀の指輪を買った。
I bought a silver ring with a hammered texture.
鎚起 refers to the metalworking technique of hammering metal into shape, while 槌目 describes the resulting hammered pattern or texture.
Compound of 槌 (tsuchi, 'hammer') and 目 (me, 'mark' or 'pattern'), literally 'hammer marks'.