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Vititing an artizan of echizen urushi (Japanese lacquer art)
Posted on 2017/11/09 | No CommentsI visited an artisan of echizen uruchi(Japanese lacquer) on the othreday. Please take a look at making process as well. Echizen in Fukui prefecture is a representative traditional handcraft district […] -
The Production of Kitchen Knife Handles Using “Desert Iron Wood,” an Expensive, Fine Wooden Material by Keido Sugihara
Posted on 2016/06/08 | No CommentsThe Production of Kitchen Knife Handles Using “Desert Iron Wood,” an Expensive, Fine Wooden Material by Keido Sugihara Aside from kitchen knife blades, research and development in kitchen knife handles […] -
Visted in Seki city Japanese knives festa
Posted on 2015/10/13 | No CommentsSeki city is one of the most famous place of Japanese knives production and Seki city knives festa will begin middle Oct every year. A lot of knife shop and […] -
The matcha bowl which is made of colorful, vivid and unique glazes by Junji Hayashi
Posted on 2015/07/09 | No CommentsThis is the Rinzan Kiln, a studio in Sumiyama, Kyoto, headed by Junji Hayashi, its fourth-generation head. Using a potter’s wheel, he crafts easy-to-use, quality matcha tea bowls beloved by […] -
Visiting knife smith Mr. Itsuo Doi and his workshop for the second time from Sakai Takayuki knives.
Posted on 2014/11/19 | No CommentsI was able to videotape the part of the knife-making process that I wasn’t able to capture on video before. About forging and welding “Aonikou” (“Blue 2 Steel”) The iron […] -
Mr. Norikatsu Nishimura, a craftsman who makes the edge of a knife’s blade with superior sharpness and beauty. Sakai Takayuki
Posted on 2014/11/17 | No CommentsCommissioned by a knife smith, the grinding and polishing of a knife is the job of a craftsman who produces the edge of a blade. Many Sakai knives are produced […] -
Tatsumi Wooden Handle Works : Handcrafting wooden handles of Japanese knives
Posted on 2014/11/14 | No CommentsTatsumi Wooden Handle Works produces wooden handles for Sakai Takayuki knives and the handles of other famous knife makers. Presently, automated production techniques using machinery are employed in handle-making but […] -
Mr. Masaya Shibayama of the Masaya Kiln, crafting traditional Tokoname ware matcha tea bowls.
Posted on 2014/10/30 | No CommentsMr. Masaya Shibayama is a renowned potter who once presented a flower vase to the Emperor of Japan. Aside from flower vases, his work is centered on tea ceremony utensils […] -
Third-generation Mr. Tatsuo Umehara of the Hokuryu Kiln crafts teapots with ingenuity all around.
Posted on 2014/10/25 | No CommentsMr. Tatsuo Umehara, a third-generation potter of the Hokuryu Kiln upholding traditional handmade methods of teapot-making. He shared the appeal of Hokuryu Kiln teapots with us while showing us the […] -
Bowls for powdered green tea fired in the Asuka Shoraku kiln, and featured in the 1989 movie “ Sen no Rikyu Honkakubo Ibun”
Posted on 2014/10/04 | No CommentsRaku ware with a gentle texture that feels natural to the touch. The Asuka Shoraku kiln makes traditional Mino ware, mainly tea utensils and vases but they also create works […]