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It is a workshop of Kyo Yuzen Kinsai Crafts that decorates kimonos and obi with gold leaf in Kyoto. We make full use of a wide range of traditional techniques established in the Momoyama and Edo periods, and make products that take advantage of the characteristics of gold leaf.
The charm of gold painting is that the gold leaf pattern applied is flat, but the expression changes depending on the light rays and the viewing angle. We try to make things that take advantage of this characteristic and mysterious effect.
While conveying the charm of gold crafts, we create things that can share memories and excitement with customers. "Meeting people is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, and meeting things is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter."
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上仲昭浩
ウエナカアキヒロ
1969 Born in Kyoto, Japan
2003 Kyoto Exhibition Kimono "Manten" Selected
2004 Kyoto Exhibition Kimono "Tsukikage" Selected
2006 Kyoto Design Excellence "Denim Shoulder Bag" Selected
2008 Young artisans in Kyoto "Certified Craftsman of Kyoto"
2015 National Traditional Crafts Exhibition "Denim Horn Belt Cloisonne" Selected
2016 National Traditional Crafts Exhibition "Genuine Leather Roadside Wallet Himeji Black Pier Leather Bamboo Knotted Linen Leaf Silver" Selected
2019 Selected for the 5th Geibunkyo Exhibition "Silent Silver Dochu Wallet"
2022 National Traditional Crafts Exhibition "Drawstring Shoulder Blue Shell Foil" Received the Chairman's Award of the National Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
OMOTENASHI SELECTION 2022 Award "Golden Glass Dish Red Fuji"
2023 National Traditional Crafts Exhibition "Shoulder Bag Block" Received the President's Award of the National Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
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When I was young and thought about the future, I thought that it would probably become a slanting industry, so I have been doing my main business and product development in parallel since I first became independent. In addition, it is important to know about crafts in the intermediate process field such as our shop, and if you are not known, it is the same as if it does not exist. We make use of technology as one of the means to let people know about the craft of gold painting crafts. I hope that we can make things that will be more interesting to customers who pick them up, and that the number of people who like crafts will increase.
Even though it is called gold leaf (metal foil), the luster is not eternal, and it deteriorates over time, or in some cases, discoloration. There is also a Japan sense of beauty that appreciates the changes over time, or "wabi-sabi". In that sense, the gold-colored glass dishes we are producing do not deteriorate and can maintain their luster by sandwiching them in a glass dish, so although it is the opposite of the worldview, I think it is a product that can be used for a long time.
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In today's overflow of things, we process crafts with a modern design that is neither Japanese nor Western so that they can be used or blended in with modern daily life. Also, we want you to use it for a long time, so we try to make it simple so that you don't get tired of it. The gold-colored glass tray can be used with a little sweets on it, and the red Fuji is popular with people from overseas. It cannot be dishwasher or soaked, but it can be washed with water.
It is used for catalog gifts, souvenirs of governments and companies, and furnishings for hotels and inns.
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