DESIGN
Kokontozai: KASHIYUKA’s Shop of Japanese Arts and Crafts / Takarabune Kumade
『カーサ ブルータス』2024年12月号より
| Design | KASHIYUKA’s Shop of Japanese Arts and Crafts | photo_Keisuke Fukamizu hair & make-up_Masako Osuga editor_Masae Wako translation_ Mika Yoshida & David G. Imber
Searching all of Japan for handcrafted items that express its heart and soul, our proprietor, KASHIYUKA, presents things that bring a bit of luxury to everyday life. This trip led her to kumade, sold at traditional Tori-no-ichi festivities in November. She visits a studio where these symbolic rakes are made using techniques handed down over many generations.
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![The image of the rake has served as a lucky talisman from ancient times, especially for those doing business. The thinking is that a rake “draws in” good fortune and prosperity. Here, with Ms. Yoshida Kyoko, 4th-generation director of Yoshida, where Takarabune Kumade [Takara-bu-neh Ku-ma-deh] are produced. These are symbolic rakes perched on a “boat of treasure” carrying the images of seven propitious demigods. “Even the teeny portraits are hand-drawn!” exclaims KASHIYUKA.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp2022.casabrutus.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F11%2F1109japaneseartsandcrafts02_1312.jpg&w=3840&q=75)


























