We talked to Kazuya Nanjo, the next 7th generation of Nanjo Kobo, and his wife Yukiko, who are making and proposing an Orin that can be enjoyed freely in their daily lives.
[1] About the trigger of pursuing the path of crafts, your own background, the history and formation of the workshop
Since its establishment190Nanjo Kobo, which has a history of over the year, manufactures the Hanjinjin Buddhist utensils such as "Sahari" by "Sanori" and the Gion Festival. 。
"After graduating from high school, I was a chef, so it was accidental to meet this job. I was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of that place, and I simply thought that I wanted to do this job! I was shocked to see if it was so different from the beauty of the tone. "(Mr. Kazuya)
Kazuya, who liked to make and create and create it, and wanted to do something that can be convinced by hand rather than desk work, starts working part -time in the workshop. He was ready to work for a lifetime when he was married to Yukiko. "The fact that I was not willing to tradition may have been good for creating Orin's new possibilities," he said.
With a change in the living environment, as the opportunities to touch Buddhist altars and Buddhist utensils are shrinking compared to the past, I want to enjoy the tone of Rin more familiar.2018New brand in the yearLINNEWe have started and proposed Orin that can be used for free use.
[2] Being working to stimulate your five senses and conscious
At the time of training as a Kyoto and Buddhist craftsman, Kazuya was focused on improving his skills to become a full -fledged person, and was not feeling more of the user, but now he has a great awareness. It seems to have changed.
「LINNESince the first time, I have more opportunities to listen to people who use Orin, and I realized that I was not a Buddhist tool but a "craftsman who made a tone." By not trapping in one world of Buddhist utensils, but also in contact with musicians, artists, yoga teachers, etc., we are expanding the possibilities of tone while challenging Orin's new usage. "(Kazuya).
The encounter with many people has led to the manufacturing of Nanjo -san, who is particular about the tone itself.
[3] What we value and commitment in the work production, what we want to convey through the work and what we want to fulfill
The general rin is made of brass, but the LINNE Ori is a bronze called Sanori. Sami Ri, an alloy that contains a large amount of tin in copper, is used in Shosoin's goods in the old days, featuring a clear tone and sound lingering.
"The composition ratio that raises the amount of tin to the limit is unique to the fifth generation, and cannot be made with ordinary casting technology, so we use a baked casting method made by burning firewood. I want to be particular about the method because I want to create the aiming tone. "(Mr. Kazuya)
What is the unique tone pursued by Nanjo Kobo?
"I adjust the sound of" lean "straight, not" Wanwanwan ". I want you to know the pleasure of choosing an Orin with sound, and I want you to be healed by the sound I liked every day. (Kazuya)
According to Yukiko, Orin as a Buddhist tool is necessary when a person dies, and the deceased.
It may be that many people have a limited and dark image of the use scene, such as the time to face each other, but when you want to get into the meditation and your mind by focusing on "sound" through LINNE. It seems that the use of positive use has increased. "I want you to enjoy a new tone that is not bound by the genre, and I want you to feel the original charm of the original," says Mrs. Nanjo.
[4] What we are trying to inherit traditional technology and culture and what we want to challenge in the future
Kazuya and Yukiko have clear what they want to challenge, and they are already starting to work.
"Because we can adjust the tone into one frequency depending on the traditional technique and material that we have inherited, we will further invest in the tone and pursue sounds that are easy to resonate with the body. We will challenge the creation that can be used for music therapy and meditation to prepare "(Mr. Kazuya)
Nanjo Kobo has changed with the times from the specialty workshop of the Naruto gods Buddhist utensils to the workshop LINNE that delivers the tone.