DEMONSTRATION
Tsuiki Copper-Hammering with GYOKUSENDŌ
銅器
The centuries-old tsuiki copper-hammering technique of the Gyokusendō workshop in Tsubame in Niigata Prefecture has been designated an Intangible Cultural Property by Japan’s Agency of Cultural Affairs.
In this demonstration, skilled craftspeople from the Gyokusendō workshop present this technique, creating a unique copperware vessel through the hammering and beating of a single sheet of copper.
About the Makers:
GYOKUSENDŌ
Gyokusendō was founded in 1816 in Tsubame in Niigata Prefecture. For over 200 years the family-run workshop has produced hand-hammered tsuiki copperware. The tsuiki metalworking technique of Gyokusendō is designated an Intangible Cultural Property by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs and a sixth-generation master craftsman Tamagawa Norio (1942-) was designated a ‘Living National Treasure’ in 2010.
For more information visit Gyokusendō website.
