GATOMIKIO TOHKA Brut Yamanaka Lacquerware Champagne Cup - MUSUBI KILN - Quality Japanese Tableware and Gift

Gatomikio

Yamanaka Lacquerware

TOHKA Brut Champagne Cup

Name: TOHKA Brut Champagne Cup
Brand: Gatomikio
SKU: 18951
Price: 404.0 USD
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$404.00 USD

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Description

This elegant champagne cup is crafted using a delicate technique that enhances both the beautiful grain and shape of the wood.

Only highly skilled craftsmen can create TOHKA champagne cups, with stems that are finely and slenderly turned to the utmost limit, and a lip that is polished to a thin, refined edge.

The seamless, durable, glass-thin design is achieved through a processing technique called takidori, which follows the natural growth direction of the wood, ensuring strength and elegance.

Made from Betula grossa, a hardwood known for its high-class quality and excellent workability due to its elasticity, this cup beautifully brings out the mellow aroma and taste of champagne.

All GATOMIKIO products are crafted using the traditional woodturning technique called kijibiki, in which logs are expertly carved into products while rotating on a lathe.

DETAIL

Quantity	1
Size	D 6.5 cm (2.5 in) x H 21 cm (8.2 in)
Capacity	140 ml (4.7 fl oz)
Material	Wood
Microwave	No
Dishwasher	No

Maker / Brand / Series

GATOMIKIO is a brand name for items by GATO MIKIO SHOTEN. They makes the most of the beautiful grain that only natural wood can have and highlights it in their products. The quality of the materials, the precision of the wood, and the clarity of the wiped lacquer are never compromised.They continue to produce authentic and long-lasting lacquerware, pursuing functionality through traditional techniques and artistry rooted in the Japanese aesthetic sense.

Origin

Yamanaka Lacquerware

Wine Cups

If you are aiming for a sense of the unexpected at your next party, why not replace your regular wine glasses with the elegance of porcelain or the dark allure of lacquerware. The exquisite Japanese craftsmanship is sure to spark conversation among your guests, and the designs will create a truly unique table setting.

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"Kiji-shi", Woodturning Craftsmen of Yamanaka Lacquerware

The origin of Yamanaka lacquerware dates back to about 400 years ago (Azuchi-Momoyama period). A group of kiji-shi (woodturners) who made their living by traveling from mountain to mountain producing wooden tableware settled in Manago, upstream from Yamanaka Onsen (hot spring), and began to turn wood into lacquerware.

Lacquerware is basically made by a kiji-shi who turns the wood and a nuri-shi who applies the lacquer. Yamanaka lacquerware is characterized by its wood, and has excelled at producing bowls with a wipe lacquer finish that brings out the grain of the turned wood.

Lacquer Craftsmen of Yamanaka

The process of lacquer coating is roughly divided into three different processes; base coating, middle coating and then applying the finishing coat.

The base coating works as the filler coat. Lacquer is brushed onto the wooden base and is allowed to infiltrate the wood. After letting it dry for two days, the same process is repeated several times. Polishing the lacquer in between coats gives the bowl a smoother texture and gives a delicate feel in the hands of the user. It takes a minimum of at least 15 days to finish making one bowl.

After the lacquer coating, the bowlsl are placed in a “Urushimuro” , a wooden rack used to dry the freshly lacquer-coated items. Lacquer reacts to too much moisture in the air and tends to harden. To avoid this from happening, the moisture of the wooden rack is carefully controlled by regularly spraying it with water and maintaining the appropriate moisture level for the lacquer coating to dry beautifully.

Guide

How to Care for Japanese Lacquerware

Japanese lacquerware, called shikki or nuri-mono in Japanese.

There are two main types of Japanese lacquerware: natural lacquerware and synthetic lacquerware. Natural lacquerware is called hon-urushi, made from the natural Japanese lacquer of the Lacquer tree, which is found in East Asia.
You will not get a skin irritation by urushiol if you touch the finished pieces. Also natural Japanese lacquerware is very good for cutlery such as chopsticks that comes in direct contact with the mouth because of its bacterial resistance.

Synthetic lacquerware is easier to handle, less expensive.

Learn about those both types of Japanese lacquerware's properties and how to care for it.

International Shipping

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Full compensation for any accidental damage that may occur during transit.

Made by Japanese craftsmen

Fair prices plus free furoshiki wrapping with every order.