Craft · No. 242
No. 242工芸材料・工芸用具
Shogawa Hikimono Kiji (Shogawa Turned Woodwork)
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shogawa hikimono kiji · 富山県
Shogawa Hikimono Kiji is a woodturning craft from the Shogawa river valley in Toyama Prefecture. Skilled craftspeople use lathes to shape raw wooden blanks — bowls, trays, and other forms — that serve as the foundation for lacquerware and other finished goods.
- Origin
- 富山県
- Category
- 工芸材料・工芸用具
- Materials
- Wood
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The Shogawa river valley in Toyama Prefecture has long been blessed with abundant forest resources and a convenient waterway. During the Edo period, t…
No. IIMaterials
The primary materials are domestic hardwoods such as zelkova (keyaki), Japanese horse chestnut (tochi), beech (buna), and Mizume cherry. These species…
No. IIITechniques
The craft centers on lathe-turning (hikimono), in which woodturners rotate timber on a foot-powered or electric lathe and shape it with chisels and cu…
No. IVClimate
The Shogawa valley receives heavy snowfall in winter, feeding the river with abundant snowmelt that historically made timber floating practical and ef…
