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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 […]
![Vititing an artizan of echizen urushi (Japanese lacquer art) I 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_9018-180x100.jpg)
![The Production of Kitchen Knife Handles Using “Desert Iron Wood,” an Expensive, Fine Wooden Material by Keido Sugihara The 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_0078-180x100.jpg)
![Visted in Seki city Japanese knives festa Seki 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_2118-180x100.jpg)
![The matcha bowl which is made of colorful, vivid and unique glazes by Junji Hayashi This 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_7165-180x100.jpg)
![Visiting knife smith Mr. Itsuo Doi and his workshop for the second time from Sakai Takayuki knives. I 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_3746-180x100.jpg)
![Mr. Norikatsu Nishimura, a craftsman who makes the edge of a knife’s blade with superior sharpness and beauty. Sakai Takayuki Commissioned 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600awhetnishimura-180x100.jpg)
![Tatsumi Wooden Handle Works : Handcrafting wooden handles of Japanese knives Tatsumi 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_3866-180x100.jpg)
![Mr. Masaya Shibayama of the Masaya Kiln, crafting traditional Tokoname ware matcha tea bowls. Mr. 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_3370-180x100.jpg)
![Third-generation Mr. Tatsuo Umehara of the Hokuryu Kiln crafts teapots with ingenuity all around. Mr. 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/a600IMG_3376-180x100.jpg)
![Bowls for powdered green tea fired in the Asuka Shoraku kiln, and featured in the 1989 movie “ Sen no Rikyu Honkakubo Ibun” Raku 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 […]](http://news.tablin.info/wp-content/uploads/ahonkakugoibun-2-180x100.jpg)