We talked to Kyohei Kurikawa, the fifth generation of Kurikawa Shoten, who are particular about traditional manufacturing methods and continue to make handmade fits.
[1] About the trigger of pursuing the path of crafts, your own background, the history and formation of the workshop
The eastern part of Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kimonmachi, who has been known for more than 400 years, has been known as a production area for "coming to the coming shibu".
Kurikawa Shoten, which was found in this area, is still sticking to traditional manufacturing methods and continues to make a bitter fan painted with persimmon astringent. The fifth generation was Kyohei Kurikawa, who was adopted by the Kurikawa family as a son -in -law. At first, it seems that even if you look at the bitter Uchiwa, it seems that "I didn't think anything in particular", but it is said that it was the commitment to handmade craftsmen to make a decision to succeed the hollow -up family business.
"Calls begin to collect bamboo, which is the framework, to collect the bamboo in the mountains. It is a homemade, which is homemade to make the Japanese paper of the fan a preservation, insect -proof, and bacterial effect to make it durable. Since the bean persimmon of about 5 cm is harvested by ourselves and aged in a jar for 4 to 5 years, the tannins become darker and the effects of the fans are increased. I felt that I wasn't, and I was moved to keep this fan in the future. "
[2] Being working to stimulate your five senses and conscious
In order to stimulate the five senses, we are conscious of the fact that we first see the process of creating a fan and stimulate the customer's heart. Is it the expression of appealing to the sixth sense?
Only the workshop is actually seen in the eyes,SNSWe are working to communicate the thoughts and traditional techniques of craftsmen.
[3] What we value and commitment in the work production, what we want to convey through the work and what we want to fulfill
It was said that the etymology of the fan was "to hit", and it was an amulet tool in the old days. In the Meiji era, it was used to remove cool, but in the modern times when air conditioners have become widespread, the use as an advertising medium at festivals and the like increases, and at the same time, there are many inexpensive fans of inexpensive materials such as plastic. It became.
While the number of fans distributed for free increases, Kurikawa Shoten's Shibu Chiwa is a different line of fans where you can enjoy the change as you continue to hold it.
"Many fans are the best condition of the new one when completed. However, the fans have the oxidative reaction of persimmon astringent as the age has passed, and the color becomes darker. Since the condition becomes softer, it will grow to a fans, which will be more fans, and will increase the value of the value.
Everything is a handmade fan, so you can enjoy the fun of growing into a flexible fan with each time you follow.
Because it uses natural materials and made by hand, the fan has its own personality, the same size has a slightly different shape, and the fan's comfort changes. That's a good place for natural materials, and there are pleasures to find your favorite.
I would like you to enjoy watching and having a fun, the lightness of the fan, the softness of the wind, and the warmth of craftsmen.
[4] What we are trying to inherit traditional technology and culture and what we want to challenge in the future
Mr. Kurikawa continues to convey the thoughts and skills of craftsmen through SNS and online shops so that customers actually want to go to the tour and experience of making a bit. "In the future, we will also send it to overseas customers and create an environment where you can easily get a bit of a bit of a bit." In the future, not only in Japan, but also for people around the world will be expanding the pleasure of living with a bitter stiffness.
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