When Suzanne RossAn English-based artisule based on the Japanese Noteo, which began the 40-year traditional Japanese lacquer, was repeatedly told that men could only do the Wajima-Nuri. To create Wajima-Nuri, one of the oldest forms of Laka JapanUruShi must be applied to the object of Uruushi (lacquered lacquered with lacquer), drying the bowl or dish, and then repeat the process dozens of times. This technique born in the city of Wajima builds the durability of the wood and the enduring product. It depends on the sustainability and sustainability of his practitioners, such as Ross. Decades to tune in to his crafts and growing his business, he never failed, until a year ago, when his Wajima studio opened the ground under the feet.
On January 1, 2024, Peninsula Noto Japanese Ishikawa Prefecture he hit A magnitude 7.6 earthquake. More than 400 were killed and thousands of buildings were destroyed, the studios and houses of many craftsmen in Wajima-Nuri, in danger of the future of crafts for centuries. One of thousands of Ross Neighbors is Kanazawa, who moved the capital of Ishikawa. The attractiveness of the influence of Kanazawa earthquake is not the proximity to the peninsular, as well as the support of evacuates and craftsmen. The city, Wajima-Nuri artists, silk painters, kimono makers, and more. Ross says his immediate instinct after the earthquake, but finally ended, in part, thanks to the city’s grant, Kanazawan kept his business and rebuilt his business.
¥ 500,000 grants, the city also refused fees and sales commissions Ginza No KanazawaA gallery of art Tokyoand, and the name of artisans listed throughout the city Online crafts catalog (Artists usually pay fee for inclusion). Kanazawa city government also compiled Sample tracks Local tourism experiences, from Tea ceremonial cordination workshops, and provides a part of the income to recover from reserves. The city has organized commercial events, including Kanazawa Station at Kanazawa station, Wajima-Nuri, Suzu-Yaki that worked in ceramics, gathered their products to sell their products.
In the case of the craft fair, Koichi Ofuji was the first to receive a powerful wajima-nuri artist’s relief grant. He permitted to open the Gallery of Kanazawa Northern Uurusha No Sato Ofuji, which works as an operational basis for reconstruction efforts on the Peninsula. He persuaded other devices to go to them, saying: “We will do a great business in Kanazawa.” Just see the products that have survived the earthquake, in addition to the housing Artisans Those who lost their houses and workshops so that they can continue and sell. This sense of dignity is important: The Japanese store department offered to buy his old remarks, saying, saying he wants to receive orders for new parts than compassion.
Kanazawa guides the long history of the work of the artisans of the Notes of Notes. He retreats until the twentieth century, when the gentlemen transformed the weapon factory, they transformed a craft workshop, to calm down the resolution to calm the shogunate and keep peace of hard gain. In November 2023, Nikkei reportA Japanese news organization determined that among the main cities of Japan, Kanazawa spends the most Arts and culture Projects (¥ 3,034.50 ¥ or approximately $ 20, per resident: Toyonak more than toyonak, in the Prefecture of Osaka, in the second rankings).
