Shot Cup / Jewel Tone / Umber

Name: Shot Cup / Jewel Tone / Umber
Brand: NAKAYAMA URUSHI
SKU: 1261563
Price: 302.00 PLN
Availability: InStock

302,00 zł

Description

Product Description : Why is it so EXPENSIVE?

Product Story

General Product Information

Hida Shunkei Nuri lacquerware has a 400-year history and is characterized by the simple beauty of the natural grain of the wood, which becomes more beautiful and shiny as being used.
Drinking alchol with this cup will surely taste better than usual! Why don't you pick it up and feel the warmth of natural wood?
Please enjoy the changing expression of the lacquerware as it ages!

Product History

When did these crafts start to craft?：400 years ago / 1600AD / Edo period in Japan

In the early Edo period (1600s), a woodworker was ordered to finish a tray with transparent lacquer to bring out the beautiful grain of the hammered and split Spanish mackerel wood. At the time of its birth, it was mainly used as tea utensils. But from the later Edo period (1800s), trays, stacked boxes, and other common household items were also produced and became available to the general public. During World War II, the use of the product temporarily declined, but after the war, it made a comeback as a production center. In recent years, demand for souvenirs has been increasing.

Craftsman Story

Craftsman Profile

Nakayama Urushi
More than 40 years ago, we started producing Hida Shunkei Nuri, a traditional craft in Gifu Prefecture. They have produced many types of products such as trays, chopsticks, and tissue boxes in order to bring Hida Shunkei Nuri, a craft that has continued for more than 400 years, to as many people as possible. As the top manufacturer of Hida Shunkei Nuri, we carry on the traditional techniques with the desire to be the vessels that contribute to Japanese culture.

Craftsman Passion

"We want to make an everyday household item and at the same time a vessel representing Japanese culture"
We make products for daily use. Lacquerware is not a work of art, but a household item. Lacquerware can be scratched and the lacquer peels off if it is used frequently, but we still want our customers to use lacquerware every day. Even so, we want our lacquerware to be used every day, and in doing so, each piece of lacquerware takes on its own expression.

Achievement

Exhibited at Flame Association Trade Fair
Exhibited at Tokyo Big Sight Tableware EXPO

Your Contribution to Craftsman

Customer Voice

Due to the market structure (link for full articles are attached bottom), craftsman have not known who the customer is and how customer reacts to their work. We made a “Message to Craftsman” box at purchase page. We will deliver all message to every craftsman. Our review will be also shared to craftsman so please leave your comment and evaluation on review section!

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

As written above, craftsman have not controlled last phase of sales channel that resulting in selling price is set by third-party without craftsman’s recognition. There are some cases that only less than 10% of selling price is given to craftsman. We promise with our customer / craftsman that we offer the fair trade with craftsmen in our contract!

We made an article about above problem and our challenge. Please have a read from below link.
Current state of the Crafts Market / Benefits brought by Suigenkyo

Measurement

Width：6.4cm
Depth：6.4cm
Height：6cm
Weight：70g

Material & Caution

Materials

Natural wood
Lacquer

Caution

Individual Difference

Each piece is handmade, so there are individual differences even in the same series. We hope that you will understand the change by handmade.

Delivery Date

Please note that it will take about 3 months for delivery if we do not have the item in stock.

Manufacturing Process

We have not uploaded this craftsman’s video yet, please discover another craftsman’s video from below link.

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ARTISAN

NAKAYAMA URUSHI

"We want to make an everyday household item and at the same time a vessel representing Japanese culture"

We make products for daily use. Lacquerware is not a work of art, but a household item. Lacquerware can be scratched and the lacquer peels off if it is used frequently, but we still want our customers to use lacquerware every day. Even so, we want our lacquerware to be used every day, and in doing so, each piece of lacquerware takes on its own expression.

ARTISAN STORY

Nakayama Urushi
More than 40 years ago, we started producing Hida lacquerware, a traditional craft in Gifu Prefecture. They have produced many types of products such as trays, chopsticks, and tissue boxes in order to bring Hida lacquerware, a craft that has continued for more than 400 years, to as many people as possible. As the top manufacturer of Hida lacquerware, we carry on the traditional techniques with the desire to be the vessels that contribute to Japanese culture.

ACHIEVEMENTS

・Exhibited at Flame Association Trade Fair
・Exhibited at Tokyo Big Sight Tableware EXPO

KOGEI

HIDA SHUNKEI NURI / HIDA LACQUERWARE

About 420 years ago / 1600s / Edo Period (1603–1868)

Hida Shunkei lacquerware is traditionally traced to early seventeenth-century Takayama, where makers developed a transparent lacquer finish that celebrated rather than concealed attractive wood grain. The wooden base is colored yellow or red and coated with translucent lacquer, creating the characteristic warm clarity.

In Japan, Hida Shunkei is familiar through trays, tiered boxes and sweet containers used in both daily life and tea culture. As the transparent lacquer ages it can become clearer and brighter, revealing the grain more strongly, so owners often enjoy the object changing over many years.

Most people imagine lacquer hiding wood beneath black or vermilion. Shunkei does the opposite: the grain is the main design. The maker selects and orients boards before finishing so the best natural pattern appears in the most visible place, while the clear lacquer acts almost like a lens over the timber.

Shot Cup / Jewel Tone / Umber

302,00 zł