Author: Kouhaku@Table

Ukiyoe is a genre picture produced at Edo period. It is known that famous impressionist painters are inspired by Ukiyoe for their creation. There are two categories in Ukiyoe – woodblock print and hand-drawn drawing. woodblock print is produced as collaboration of “E-shi” for picture, “Hori-shi” for digging and “Suri-shi” for printing. Here is a…

Hagoita is a wood board. At Muromachi era, it was used like a racket de tennis to hit a shuttlecock. During Edo period, after Muromachi era, Hagoita came to be used as decorations to pray for girls health. And such practice continues to this days. I took this picture at Kasukabe Saitama, where annual Hagoita…

Kaba zaiku is kinds of tablewares covered by cherry tree bark. As a feature of cherry tree bark, it keep the humidity of the dried items constant and protect them from external changes. For example, it is suitable for storing tea leaves. I bought the one at Kakunodate about 10 yeas ago, Yamagata, and have…