It’s 1500 years of history and Each Process Requires Advanced Techniques | Echizen Lacquerware

It’s 1500 years of history and Each Process Requires Advanced Techniques | Echizen Lacquerware

Echizen Lacquerware Produced by Groups of Lacquering Masters Called Nushiya with a History of 1500 Years.

The beginning of Echizen lacquerware was about 1500 years ago during the Tumulus Period (6th century). When the 26th Emperor Keitai was still a young prince, he ordered a lacquer artisan at Katayama village (present Katayama-cho in Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken) to repair his crown.
The lacquer artisan not only repaired the prince’s crown but also made the prince a present of a black glazed lacquer bowl. The prince was deeply moved by the ineffable beauty of the bowl and encouraged to start lacquerware manufacturing in Katayama village. This is how today’s Echizen lacquerware was born.
There were also many urushi-kaki (lacquer collecting) workers in Echizen area. Urushi-kaki refers to the workers who cut the surfaces of lacquer trees to collect lacquer. At its peak, the Echizen urushi-kaki workers counted for about half of the total urushi-kaki workers in Japan. It is said that Tokugawa Shogunate ordered the Echizen urushi-kaki workers to collect a tremendous amount of lacquer to build the Nikko Tosho-Gu Shrine. This proves how highly evaluated the Echizen urushi-kaki workers were. These Echizen urushi-kaki workers played a major role in forming of a great production region of Echizen lacquerware.
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Lacquerware manufacturing process and its techniques
Manufacturing process and its characteristics unique to Echizen lacquerware production region
The manufacturing process of Echizen lacquerware has a unique characteristic. That is, the division of labor system is established in the entire production region and the wood base forming process, lacquer applying process, kashoku(decoration) process and other processes are highly professionalized. This system leads to stability in high quality such as its beauty and durability and high production ability of the area.
In addition to the traditional wooden lacquerware, more practical and durable products using synthetic resin materials and chemical coating materials are provided for the customers. Today, the majority of the lacquer products used in catering and restaurant businesses are made of synthetic resin materials and 80 to 90% thereof are manufactured in Echizen lacquerware production region.
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► Contact Details
Website (English): http://echizen.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echizenshikki.cooperative/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/echizenjapan

►Echizen Lacquerware Cooperative:
916-1221
Nishi Bukuro-cho 37-6-1
Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken

►Urushi-no-Sato Kaikan (Echizen Lacquerware Traditional Industry Hall):
Nishi Bukuro-cho 40-1-2
Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken

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