Wooden Fish Drum (Mokugyo) / Dragon Carving / 5.5-sun (16.5cm)

Product Description

Product Story

General Product Information

This Wooden Drum is carved from precious camphorwood by skilled craftsmen. Each piece is carefully hand-carved.
Wooden Drum is a wooden sounding instrument used in sects other than Jodo Shinshu to set the tone for sutra chanting.

It is also recommended for interior decoration.

 Product History

When did these crafts start to craft?：500 years ago / 1500AD / Muromachi period in Japan

Wooden Drum is a wooden Buddhist altar utensil that is struck during chanting of sutras at funerals and memorial services.
It is characterized by its rounded bell-like shape, hollow inside, and carved with a fish scale pattern.

The history of Wooden Drum is very old and is said to have begun in the Muromachi period (1333-1573). One theory is that the original Japanese Wooden Drum was made of hardwood at Unko-ji Temple in Yamanashi Prefecture.
The inscription on this Wooden Drum was dated “Oei 4,” which suggests that Wooden Drums have been around since the Muromachi period (1333-1573).

Another origin of Wooden Drum is said to be the use of wooden musical instruments in Zen temples during the Muromachi period (1333-1573) to attract the masses.

Craftsman Story

Craftsman Profile

Fukada Wood Works
Fukada Wood Works is a woodworking company located in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Since its establishment of the first generation, the second and third generations have continued to make Wooden Drum.
They make Woodenen Drum for temples, homes, and musical instruments.
We mainly deal with mulberry wood and camphor wood, but we also deal with cork wood and zelkova wood.

Craftsman Passion

“We make our products with the hope that they will fit into the lives of ordinary households.”

We mainly make Wooden Drum for temples, but we want more people to know and experience the beautiful sound created by cutting, shaving, and carving wood, and the traditional technique of making Wooden Drum that has been handed down in Japan since ancient times, in order to connect it to the future.

  

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Customer Voice

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Income for Craftsman: Craftsman get only less than 10% of selling price?

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Measurement

Width：17.4cm
Depth : 19.5cm
Height : 16.3cm
Weight : 930g

Material & Caution

Materials

Wood

Caution

If we do not have the product in stock, it will take 3 months to produce.