Craft · No. 128
No. 128木工品・竹工品
Suruga Takezaiku (Suruga Bamboo Slender-Strip Craft)
駿河竹千筋細工
suruga takezaiku · 静岡県
Suruga Takezaiku is a delicate bamboo craft from Shizuoka Prefecture, distinguished by the use of extremely thin, uniform bamboo strips bent and assembled into elegant curved forms with intricate lattice patterns.
- Origin
- 静岡県
- Category
- 木工品・竹工品
- Materials
- Bamboo
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
Suruga Takezaiku is believed to have its roots in the mid-Edo period, flourishing around Sunpu (present-day Shizuoka City). After Tokugawa Ieyasu esta…
No. IIMaterials
The primary material is Madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides), a species of timber bamboo traditionally sourced from Shizuoka Prefecture and surrounding…
No. IIITechniques
The defining feature of Suruga Takezaiku is the use of extremely fine round higo strips, often less than one millimeter in diameter. Artisans soften e…
No. IVClimate
Shizuoka Prefecture's warm, humid climate is exceptionally well-suited to bamboo cultivation. Abundant rainfall and mild temperatures promote the heal…
