Kimura Yasunori Edo Kiriko Rocks Glass, Hokusai "Great Wave" with Chrysanthemum Kagome

An Edo kiriko old-fashioned glass cut by Kimura Yasunori with Hokusai's Great Wave off Kanagawa above a chrysanthemum basket-weave.

Edo kiriko, the cut glass of Tokyo, is made by grinding through a thin layer of coloured glass to reveal clear crystal beneath. Kimura Yasunori is a certified traditional craftsman (dentō kōgeishi) at Taburo Kobo in Edogawa, and this piece belongs to the workshop's series based on Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. The breaking wave of Kanagawa-oki nami-ura is carved into the ruri-blue casing, and the lower body is cut in kiku-kagome, chrysanthemums set in a fine hexagonal lattice. It is a full-size rocks glass, made to be used for whisky or shochu, and arrives in a paulownia box.

Details

• Craftsman: Kimura Yasunori (木村泰典), Taburo Kobo, Tokyo
• Design: Fugaku 36 views "Kanagawa-oki nami-ura" with kiku-kagome (菊籠目紋), ruri blue
• Material: crystal glass
• Size: approx. 8.3 cm diameter × 9 cm high; approx. 250 ml
• Box: paulownia box (桐箱入り)
• Condition: new

Watch: how Edo kiriko glass is cut

A TEWAZA craft film showing Edo kiriko cut-glass techniques, from Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square. (A general craft video — not this piece or maker.)

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