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Diospyros (Japan production) sake cup chalice

Diospyros (Japan production) sake cup chalice

Normal price(tax included):

$ 102

Sales price(tax included):

$ 102

Manufacturer:

Okaya Wood and horticultural

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Living > Tableware

Is said that there is only one out of ten thousand pieces of persimmon trees, rare precious wood, it is a cup made of diospyros! Stiff and domestic of diospyros, you are using this lacquer carefully selected, with very smooth bark, I get a beautiful shiny enough to use it. Eliminating the extra decoration, it is easy to hold in clean form. Processing is difficult diospyros of material, Takumi is over the time allowed to natural drying, each one carefully, we are tough to finish.
"Pattern or color of diospyros is not the same thing as one which, it has a mysterious charm that attracts those strongly mind the to see. It is because those use every day, what fun to look at, I have kept in mind always that. material, of course, look at their eyes, is a domestic natural wood was carefully selected "safe and secure" "(Oka)
All but one point, diospyros product is also a popular gift! In particular, this cup is a long seller of Okaya wood arts.

Over 60 Toshi-yo than its founding, in Kojiki and Izumo Fudoki Yukari of the earth, and will deliver than Takumi of diospyros that are consistent production from raw wood to finish!
Please enjoy one of the grain in the world.
※ Because it is something natural, photography and wood grain is different.

All one-of-a-Kind! Beauty of "diospyros"

Of the old persimmon beyond the hundreds of years old, may appear extremely rarely in the black A pattern, I call the persimmon that this likeness of appeared as "diospyros". Pattern and color of diospyros is not the same thing as one which, it has a mysterious charm that attracts those strongly mind the to see.
Diospyros, even growing up even in the same land and conditions, all is not necessarily become diospyros, or take on heather eyes and colors completely different. Work one one of diospyros is, are all things one point.

Scarcity of precious wood nature of "diospyros"

Kaki-zai is hard, it is difficult to work with material for density is high. In addition, as a feature of diospyros, for different black part and white part shrinkage, will have many cracks in the middle of the dry.
"Fewer, but is expensive diospyros, all diospyros you buy does not come out perfect A pattern. Also has come out black A pattern in the visible part, you can not use as material When I cut emergency, most good such as insects in a pattern is eaten, it is a tree of cry creators. you use anyway care to dry after lumber. Although it is difficult wood handling, and processing goes well, smooth enough to polish if polish and yellowfin it becomes, you will be beautiful gloss. it is where there is an interesting "(Oka)

Founded than '60 extra! Consistent production from raw wood to finish

Okaya Ki-gei san, Kojiki and Izumo Fudoki of place names and shrines was born in Hikawa field to concentrate (Izumo Hikawa). Within this environment, Oka is the original "purchase of raw wood, management, production, finishing" done consistently until, in the center a rarity of precious wood "diospyros", by such as chestnut, Zelkova (Zelkova), oak (if) I am making of craft work.
"The myth was born this township, has flow Tayu Ya kana time. We, as a traditional craft that was rooted in the region, will continue to inherit technology, the culture. It is thanks to the blessings of nature, generation to aim the creation loved ones long beyond, I want to continue to work "(Oka)

Use the tree of tough domestic!

Product diospyros to make the Oka-san, all you have to use the wood of the domestic.
"Persimmon is, by the time you cut, but it is different do robustness. Really good material, I'm a material that was cut at a time when it limited. If you're overseas material, and do not know whether that time was cut, control here you can not. I'm a it is concerned about "(Oka)
While also considering the time to cut the persimmon tree, further, Oka will Irasshai paying close attention to dry.

"Material is all, is the safety and security of domestic natural wood that was carefully selected to look at their eyes. On top you have carefully selected the material, robustness is born from the fact that the polite dry. The plate was finished lumber over a period of time is allowed to naturally dry, craftsmen finish carefully one by one. in the studio, done drying and design from timber management, woodworking, consistent production to paint "(Oka)

Carefully selected, and use a fine book lacquer!

Cup of this diospyros, you are finished with MR lacquer that raised the purity. Rather than using conventional lacquer, so we finished in hard durable, you can use with peace of mind.

Until diospyros can be.

1. with a focus on Izumo, I carefully selected the diospyros domestic.

2. material by sorting, you can decide whether to round slices or the wood to the plate. And "When dry, 30 percent how, distorted, and then shrink. So plate of 3 minutes (9mm) is, to finish and it will be about 2 minutes (6mm). In anticipation of it, you got to lumber." (Oka)

3. At least one year I let it dry.

4. I will adjust the crazy part.

5. By Kidori, and sorting the good things of the wood grain.

6. In addition I will dry the diospyros.
The "1 cun's and 3 years to 4 years, 1.5 cun above it and 4 years or more, make it over time. I gently mind (laughs)" (Oka)

7. Finally, I will put in 45 to 65 degrees dryer. Then, about one month, and then curing it and rub in everyday air.
"If we pheasant, is like could be 8 percent person" (Oka)

8. Along the drawings Oka drew, and prototype.
First, by performing the wheel shaping takes a good material, to match the ones to make, and pulling a potter's wheel, and prepares a is hollowed out or to cut or to cut or to shape.
To proceed with the convincing form, we will make one point it as a prototype.

9. To prevent cracking, more than one year, and dry. Finally, again, I will skip the moisture in the dryer.
"Diospyros is tricky tree. Persimmon tree itself, originally, because not so strong ones, It is trick to do to finish strongly it" (Oka)

10. I will hone.

11. So as to take advantage of the wood grain of diospyros, and finish by blowing lacquer.

Diospyros has been used a lot to treasure of Shosoin!

Also treasure of Shosoin, and did you know that the goods of diospyros is a lot?
"Especially as what is known, there are Buddhist altar, offerings stand, box, and saddle (harness). At the time of the horse is a special animal, did so to speak like a limousine and luxury cars. Therefore, noble and saddle people such uses, imagine the meaning of that was special tools. diospyros of the saddle has been left as a treasure, was something that perhaps the Emperor Shomu whether the person in question, or is more of a place that conforms to the emperor was used you can.
In addition, there are several boxes using the diospyros Some of Gyomotsu, put the incense, such as there is a box that is used to transfer the scent in writing, you will be able to see the roots of the connection of diospyros and incense . In addition, applications clear the box does not have a made by combining the core of diospyros that spunk also, I'm an interesting design that leads to the parquet later.
Shosoin that there are still so many of diospyros craft in the Gyomotsu, I think proof of that diospyros is deeply involved in the roots of Japanese culture "(Oka)

Thorough aftercare!

It is a sturdy diospyros, but because repair when an emergency is also possible, You can use it with confidence.
"Lacquerware, and or repair, be to the repainting, is a tool that can last a lifetime. Although part of the wooden base that becomes the foundation is strong, lacquer coating will gradually thin out to use. Partial pheasant even getting is out, the problem is not I, but by making the lacquer of repainting, to return to as good as new. also, it is to be a re-paint, lacquer permeates deep pheasant, more robust will you "(Oka)

How to Care

Please wash with water and hot water. Oil stains, etc., is OK even if I wash with sponge with a mild detergent.

Product information

Size: drinking port with a diameter of about 7cm × height 4cm
Weight: about 15g" />