This small gallery is located at
Asakusa 浅草 in Tokyo. Asakusa is famous for its temple and entertainment district which is the most popular tourist area in Tokyo. “Shitamachi” means congested city area where ordinary people live and work. Handmade chic crafts which
are made by Edo (old name of Tokyo) craftsmen are exhibited and also sold here. The admission
fee is free.
To own beautiful and elaborate
crafts and to keep them clean is fun for people.
江戸職人の工芸品を展示し、販売もする。浅草のひさご通り商店街の中にある。入場無料。出来の良い品を持つ。きれいに保つ。これは喜び。
The
wooden craft (Sashimono) below is made by Mr. Nakanishi (https://craft.city.taito.lg.jp/en/craftsmaker/2263/).
I want to own these crafts especially the cube box.
中西正夫氏の江戸指物。手にしたい木工品である。小箱が気に入りました。
Edo sashimono、江戸指物 |
Next one
is a Japanese style fishing rod made by Mr. Yoshihiro Yoshida. It consists of
different kinds of bamboo rods and it can be assembled into a longer pole. It’s cool to go
fishing small carps (crucian carp) with this compact tool.
Mr.
Yoshida and his shop(竿富): http://www.sangyo-rodo.metro.tokyo.jp/shoko/dentokogei/japanese/taiken/detail16.html
吉田嘉弘氏の江戸和竿。異なる種類の竹を接ぎ合わせて竿にする。こんなの持って近所に釣りに行くなど、粋なものだ。
Fishing rod、小ブナ竿 |
Excellent
board is shown below. It was an auction (the reservation price was about $1300 and highest possible price was about $1800).
ワゴンと書かれているが、上品で良い。オークションで14万円スタート、上限19万円になっていた。
The doll
is made by Mr. Kikuchi. Creeping shape is so cute.
市松人形が有名だが、這っている人形がなんとも可愛い。菊地氏作。
Ichimatsu-doll、市松人形 |
The
photo below is a woodblock print about pilgrimage to Mt.Oyama. Young men seem to be so brave with tattoo and they look like Kabuki performance actors. These handsome
guys have a sword to offer to the God of Mt. Oyama.
刺青を入れて何とも勇壮な大山参りですが、何れも美男に描かれています。
Main hall of the Sensouji Temple from Hozou Gate 宝蔵門からの浅草寺本堂 |
Thunder Gate of Sensouji Temple、雷門 |
Reference:
Many
crafts in this ward are presented in https://craft.city.taito.lg.jp/en/
Edo-TokyoMuseum 江戸東京博物館(PartⅡ)
4 funs (楽Fun) were found. Visited in January, 2018
Website: https://craft.city.taito.lg.jp/en/kogeikan/ , accessed in September, 2020
Website: https://craft.city.taito.lg.jp/en/kogeikan/ , accessed in September, 2020
This
museum was renovated in 2019.
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