2021年9月22日 / Last updated : 2021年9月22日 f-tokyo Japanese traditional craft liquor bottle / cup

What is the history of Edo Kiriko?

When and how did Edo Kiriko start?Edo Kiriko is said to have started in about 1834 (Tenpo 5) in the latter half of the Edo period, when Kyubei Kagaya of Edo Daidenmacho devised a method of engraving on the surface of glass using Kongo sand. The glass itself seems to have existed in Japan during the Yayoi period, and ornaments such as magatama have been found in the ruins. However, it is believed that the products of this era were not made in Japan, but were brought from overseas. After that, it was made in Japan about 2000 years ago, but it gradually declined. It was at the beginning of […]
2021年9月22日 / Last updated : 2021年9月22日 f-tokyo Japanese traditional craft liquor bottle / cup

What is Edo Kiriko?

Edo Kiriko refers to the technique itself of cutting and decorating a pattern on the surface of glass, or the cut pattern itself.In English, it’s a cut glass.We mainly use a rotating polishing machine to make cuts by pressing the glass against it.It is exactly the art of glass drawn by the many years of experience and skill of craftsmen! There are other products with the product name “Kiriko”, but only those certified by the Edo Kiriko Cooperative can call themselves “Edo Kiriko”.The condition is that it is made of glass and is made in a designated area such as Koto-ku or Sumida-ku, Tokyo.Therefore, Edo Kiriko is inevitably a handmade […]
2021年9月22日 / Last updated : 2021年9月22日 f-tokyo Rush tatami mat and rug carpet knowledge

Rush tatami is beautiful

It can be said that the Japanese-style rooms that use Rush tatami mats in Japanese houses and their beauty are still indispensable for Japanese houses.I would like to take good care of the Rush tatami mats and use them for a long time.However, I would like you to be aware of the beauty of the Rush tatami that is created by it, rather than simply replacing the Rush tatami because it has become dirty or damaged.Roughly speaking, the beauty of a Japanese-style room (zashiki) is the three elements of “ceiling,” “wall,” and “floor,” the materials of “tokonoma” and “pillars,” and the openings such as “fusuma” and “shoji.” It can be […]
2021年9月22日 / Last updated : 2021年9月22日 f-tokyo Rush tatami mat and rug carpet knowledge

Rush tatami mats, Japanese-style rooms and the heart of Japan

“Going up to the house” “Let me go up to another person’s house” is a very pleasant sound. It is a phrase peculiar to Japanese people and Japanese culture. In Europe and the United States, when you enter a house, it becomes IN or ENTER, and it is simply an expression that you enter the space. This is because the way of entering the house is different between Japan and Europe and the United States, so I think there is a difference in how to say it. In Japan, taking off your shoes at the entrance and “stepping up one step” is probably described as “going up” correctly. Be barefoot […]
2021年9月22日 / Last updated : 2021年9月22日 f-tokyo Rush tatami mat and rug carpet knowledge

Rush tatami to breathe!

Rush tatami is alive!Rush tatami breathes and also regulates the humidity in the room. Rush tatami mats may be one of the absolutely necessary items for Japanese housing.Rush tatami has a very good quality, and the Rush tatami “breathes” to clean the air and regulate the humidity. As you know, Japan has a hot and humid climate with four seasons. Tatami has long been popular as a housing material and flooring material that is extremely suitable for this rich environment. Rush tatami mats have the wonderful property of “breathing” and adjusting the humidity and temperature of the room, but it is said that one tatami mat absorbs as much as […]