Guribori

“Guri” (a technique for carving lacquer) is a type of carving lacquer in which a design such as an arabesque pattern is carved in layers of colored lacquer such as vermilion, black, and yellow.

Koshirae,Fuchi-kashira and kurigata with design of guri scrolls

Mid-to-late Edo period. Silver , Shakudo , Copper

Tsuba with designed of guri scrolls. Unsigned

Mid-to-late Edo period. Silver,Shakudo,Copper

Tobacco box and Netsuke. Guri type carved lacquer with spiral motifs

Late Edo period. Lacquer

Take a look at the state of research and preservation of traditional techniques and culture

Mokumeganeya is participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Edo Tokyo Kirari Project" to introduce innovative products to the world using mokume gane, a traditional metalworking technique from the Edo period. The "Edo-Tokyo Kirari Project" is an initiative to highlight the techniques and products rooted in the traditions of Edo Tokyo as treasures of the city and promote them to the world.

EDO TOKYO KIRARI WEB site : https://en.edotokyokirari.jp/

Mokumeganeya is participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Edo Tokyo Kirari Project"