TOKYO Teshigoto

Shima no Utsuwa

Craft Type： 36Edo Moku-hanga

Passion and Dedication of the Craftsman

Woodblock prints have become plates. The spirit is here in the use of colour, the feeling of washi paper, and the sweet circular form. The warm feel of the paper is paired with a traditional stripe design on each. In one, needle thin lines fall across the paper as "Ame" (rain). In another there is the "Sensuji" pattern of intertwined lines. Elsewhere there is the unsteady feel of the "Yoroke" stripe design where the lines appear almost to be falling over. In others there is the "Tatewaku" design as lines expand and attach themselves to each other. Broad stripes run together in a "Katsuo" (bonito fish) pattern. In the classic scenes of ukiyo-e pictures the people of the Edo-era city often dressed in striped kimonos. Then stripes held a strong meaning of style. This character is felt in these objects, and we take a reminiscent journey to the Edo period with the striped patterns, and on their reverse with the marks and ridges left by the baren tool rubbed across a woodblock (see picture a). Each design is available in large, medium and small sizes, and can be piled on top of one another. The plates may be used to contain sweets, or to store a removed accessory. They could be used to present a gift, or as a gift in themselves. The limit of the imagination is the limit of the application that can be found for these modern objects of traditional style.

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Craft Description

Product Name	Shima no Utsuwa
Craftsman Name	Takahashi Kobo Co., Ltd.
Craft Type	36Edo Moku-hanga
Materials	Washi (Japanese paper)
Sizes	W80mm × H20mm × D80mm W90mm × H20mm × D90mm W100mm × H20mm × D100mm (a set of three sizes: large, medium, and small)
Suggested Retail Price (incl. tax)

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