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Takao Togashi x Arita Ware

~Towards the Beginning of a New Year of Tradition and Modernity

October 23(Wed)-27(Sun), 2024


We will propose a new style of New Year's setting by combining selected Arita-yaki porcelain with works by Takao Togashi, the third generation of “Nushi Ichitomi” who was born and raised in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima.

Oshikis and trays supervised by FIKA DECO Iwasaki, who celebrated her10th anniversary this year, will be available for pre-order. You can choose colors and finishes for your order. We will also unveil new works by *mayuhako*.

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Also on 25th and 26th
A workshop of “Sabie (rust painting)”, a traditional Aizu lacquerware technique, will also be held on 25th and 26th.
Takao Togashi will be at the gallery from October 24 to 27.

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Aizu Traditional Lacquer Ware “Sabie” Workshop

Takao Togashi, Aizu Nurishi Ichitomi
Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26
Both from 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
*Registration will be announced at a later date.

You will draw a pattern on a 21cm square plate with a rust painting aperture tube, take it back to the studio, and finish it with Togashi's unique technique combining traditional Aizu iron rust painting and shibuichi nuri-e (a technique that is used for rust painting). The finished product will be a shibunichi. (Finishing time is about 1.5 months.)

Rust painting is a decorative technique for rust painting in which rust is heaped up.
It is finished to give the impression of cast rusted iron. The rust is mixed with grit and raw lacquer, then mixed with water to loosen the rust, and placed in a dye cylinder and squeezed out to create the pattern on the cylinder.