Sake Server Set | Chinkin: Chrysanthemum
This product will take approximately one year to be delivered.
Wajima lacquerware is known for its durability, but depending on how it is used, scratches and dullness may occur. All purchased products can be used for a long time by repairing them, such as by repainting. If you would like to have your product repaired, please contact us at the address below.
You might think that Wajima lacquerware requires special care, but in fact, it should be treated no differently than other bowls or plates. Simply wash it with your regular dish soap and dry it on a rack. After washing, we recommend wiping off any excess water.
Wajima lacquerware is sensitive to drying, so a humid environment is required to maintain its lustrous luster. Because the air close to the ground is humid, we recommend storing it in a low place rather than on a high shelf. You can also purchase it as a decorative item, but as it will last longer in a humid environment, we recommend using it occasionally to allow it to absorb moisture.
Wajima lacquerware production tailored to the application, quantity and specifications
Taya Lacquerware Store will prepare Wajima lacquerware products in specified quantities to suit your purpose, from gifts to novelties and anniversaries. We can flexibly accommodate everything from semi-orders of ready-made products to full orders where we design the shape, color, and pattern.
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FEATURE
Joy too,
Sadness too,
They share with us
vessel
"I didn't need the katakuchi after all."
Anecdotes with customers
When I first met the customer, his first words were, "Hey, what are you going to use this for?"
What he pointed to was the "Moon and Chrysanthemum" sake set.
When he said, "It's the same if you just pour it straight from the bottle into a glass!" I didn't know what to do and remained silent, but he then purchased "Moon and Chrysanthemum," so I was relieved for the time being, thinking, "I guess he was satisfied."
A year later, when I met that customer again at a department store event, he remembered me and said to me, "Brother, you really can't do katakuchi. Pouring sake from a bottle into a vessel is completely different from pouring sake into a katakuchi and then pouring it into a vessel. The atmosphere is also completely different." I smiled as I stood next to him.
When his wife told him that her husband spoke of the charm of the katakuchi sake wares of the people around him, he realized that he had made the right choice in his work related to Wajima lacquerware.
The sake set "Moon and Chrysanthemum" is a vessel that I have a deep attachment to, even as a lacquer artist.
The mysterious beauty of gold leaf and lacquer
The sake set "Moon and Chrysanthemum" is decorated by artisans with delicate chrysanthemum patterns, carefully carved into Wajima lacquerware using "horizume" (a technique in which a pattern is carved step by step using a chinkin chisel).
The theme of this piece is "Drinking sake while admiring the moon," in reference to the custom of sharing sake infused with chrysanthemums, a medicinal herb that promotes longevity, to pray for longevity and good health during the Double Ninth Celebration.
Rather than adding a large amount of additional decoration, some space is left, and the Obon festival is decorated with three days of gold inlay, while the vessel is partially engraved with gold inlay, evoking a full moon. This creates a mirror effect on the lacquered surface, reminiscent of the pitch-black night sky, and the spectators sharing drinks and the surrounding scenery begin to be vaguely reflected.
The chrysanthemum, the theme of this sake set, is a profound flower used for celebrations and funerals in Japan. The combination of the chrysanthemum, which is close to us and appears in the anguish of encounters and partings, and the moon, which changes shape every night, is important as it represents the spirit of impermanence.
Drinking alcohol and celebrating a birthday
Thinking about
The overwhelming majority of customers who have purchased the "Chrysanthemum and Moon" sake set because they liked it are couples. It gives me great joy to know that this sake set will be present at the milestones they celebrate in their lives, such as their paper wedding, tin wedding, and silver wedding anniversaries.
When you think about it, life isn't all sunny; there are also days covered in thick clouds, and there are times when you don't have the time to look up at the moon and just focus on what's in front of you.
In warm weather, you can go out to the garden and enjoy the aroma of cold sake in your katakuchi cup, or in the season when snow falls, you can look at the bowl of hot sake and feel the warmth of the steam.
Time flies and soon it will be the season for annual events.
I'm already looking forward to hearing what kind of updates the couple will give us this year.
