Edo Kiriko is a general term for cut glass products produced in Edo / Tokyo from the end of the Edo period to the present.In 1985, it was designated as a traditional craft designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and in 2002, it was certified as a traditional craft designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Japanese were good at handling light and shadows, especially natural light, and had a keen sense of softening the sunlight with eaves and shoji and taking it into the room. “Edo Kiriko” is packed with techniques that can only be done by knowing the light, such as refracting light with a […]