About Edo Kiriko
Provided: Shimazu Kogyo Satsuma Glass Crafts Co., Ltd.
Polished in Edo and Western techniques
～History engraved in glass and sparkle～
The technique of applying a cut to the glass and patterning it is old, dating back to Sasania Persia (226 to 651), but it is said that this technique was conveyed to Japan in the Edo period .
Since then, the technique has been handed down generously by Edo craftsmen without discontinuation, and as new technologies develop, new designs have been created one by one, so Edo Kiriko is to establish a position as a contemporary craft with diversity I will do.
As representative technology, "Golden Red" developed in Satsuma of the Edo period can be mentioned. I used gold to color red, so it came to be called so. Furniture craftsmen have become more and more expressive by gold red.
However, unfortunately the stones of gold red manufactured in the Edo era have not yet been discovered and are called "phantom gold red". By the way, the red that developed color using copper is called "red", and it seems that there are not a few things that exist.
From Edo to Satsuma, and from Satsuma to Edo
The minds of craftsmen inherited beyond time
The founder of Edo Kiriko is Kagaya Kyubei (real name: Fumijiro Minagawa).
Initially, Watamiro who worked at a glass wholesaler Kagaya in Nihonbashi departed to Osaka in search of technology, and he apprenticed to Izumiya Kayei.
In 1834, Wadijiro who went on to acquire Biedro's technique in Osaka returned to Edo, allowed to divide the curtain from Kagaya, afterwards he named him Kagaya Kyubei. And Kyubei developed the technique of Edo Kiriko using the stone of wooden stone and wood based on the technology learned in Osaka.
Meanwhile, in Satsuma, full-scale glass production is started in 1846 by inviting four Kamejiro from Kagaya in Edo. This is the beginning of Satsuma Kiriko.
Shigeru Shimazu actively promoted technology development as a lord, and succeeded in producing dark red with copper powder and bright red with gold powder, and Satsuma Kiriko will reach the prosperous season.
After that, the technology of Satsuma Kiriko had ceased due to the confusion of the end of Edo period, but at this time the craftsmen of Satsuma Kiriko who had flown to Edo, is the technique of red glass and coloring (Iroki) technique.
Edo Kiriko until this time was mostly simple things only to apply facets to colorless and transparent glass, but by obtaining colorful expression technique of Satsuma Kiriko, Edo Kiriko will achieve further development .
Perry also surprised delicate technique
Western culture blossoms in Edo
In 1853, Admiral Perry of the United States who came to Uraga with a black ship has an anecdote that he was surprised by the splendid cutting technique of the facial bottle provided from Kagaya.
Originally it is an episode that seems to be technically rich Japan, as the technique which was transmitted from the West was refined and blossomed in Edo, and it surprised the Western people as a result of blossoming.【Traditional techniques ･ techniques】
- In the sanitization, the position from the mouth of the glassware is determined by the length of the bamboo rod, and the glassware is inserted into a paper cylinder which is equally divided on the inside to index the horizontal position.
- For roughing, 3rd, use the grain size of the golden sand and mountain of the car board is 3 kinds according to the design.
- For the stone rack, the grinding wheel uses a round grinding stone of natural origin (Goshima of Kyushu, Sasaguchi).
- Polish polishing powder on a wooden car (Tung, Yanagi) and polish the pattern carefully.
Source: Tokyo's traditional crafts - Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial and Labor Bureau Commerce and Industry Department-
Techniques of craftsmen who convey every corner
In 2002, designated as a traditional craft of the country
｢Edo Kiriko｣was designated as a traditional handicraft of the country in 2002.
