TOHKA KAKUSEN Katakuchi Sake Carafe

This sake carafe is inspired by the graceful silhouette of cranes and the flowing waters of the famous gorge in Yamanaka hot springs, blending both beauty and functionality.

Crafted from Betula grossa, a hardwood known for its high-class quality and excellent workability due to its elasticity, this carafe is both durable and elegant.

In addition to its use as a liquor carafe, it can also serve as a stylish interior piece, ideal for displaying flowers or as a decorative object on a shelf.

All GATOMIKIO products are crafted using the traditional woodturning technique known as kijibiki, where logs are expertly carved into products while rotating on a lathe.

GATOMIKIO

GATOMIKIO is a brand name of company GATO MIKIO SHOUTEN, a specialist in Japanese woodworking techniques. They are especially skilled in bringing out the beauty that only natural wood grain can have. Their concentric-circle carving results in striking silhouettes.

Never compromising on quality of materials, precision of wood turning, or clarity of lacquer, GATOMIKIO creates pieces that are at once elegant, long-lasting, and functional.

GATO MIKIO SHOUTEN was originally founded as Gato Sawmill in 1908 in Yamanaka Onsen, a town famous for wood turning. Following the spirit of the original wood turners, they continue to aspire to woodworking perfection, with pieces completed individually by craftspeople.

Yamanaka Lacquerware

Yamanaka lacquerware, also known as Yamanaka shikki, is a kind of lacquerware produced in the Yamanaka Onsen district of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. This lacquerware is unique in that it blends wood grain's natural elegance with the elegant maki-e technique of sprinkling gold, silver, or other colored powder onto a lacquer painting.

With its beautiful wood texture, delicate and robust Yamanaka lacquerware incorporates a modern sense of design while inheriting a tradition that has lasted for 400 years.