These are square-shaped trays made of walnut bark and akebi vine.
Wide walnut bark and thin akebi vine are well combined to create beautiful woven patterns and designs.
The whole is woven with akebi vines in a lattice pattern.Walnut bark is woven into its Akebi vine base. The woven pattern may vary depending on how the walnut is inserted.Walnut bark differs in color between outer bark and inner bark. The light brown is the outer and the deep dark brown is the inner.Please note that the tight angle of the rim may cause cracks in some places, but this is not a defect.There are three major colors: the brown of the Akebi vine, the light color of the walnut’s outer bark, and the deep color of the inner bark, but it can feel more color than that.This is Small size.It is palm-sized.This is Large size. It is about four times larger than Small size.It is fun to see the different textures depending on the direction it is placed.Depending on the availability of materials, there are many combinations of weaving patterns.Please look forward to seeing which woven pattern we will deliver.
Small size can be used as a place for keys, watches, etc., or as a stocking stuffer for garlic, etc., around the kitchen. Large size can be used to place fruits, toiletries, or accessories.
These trays are fully textured with Akebi vine and walnut bark. Please choose the size you prefer.
–Basket Making in the Shōnai area in Yamagata Pref.–
Yamagata is located in the southwest of the Tōhoku region(Northeastern part of Japan), facing the Sea of Japan. Yamagata is divided into four major area: Murayama, Mogami, Okitama, and Shōnai areas. Each of these areas has its own climate and culture, and each has its own characteristics.
In Yamagata, there are many plains near the sea, and the Shōnai area is known as a rice-producing place. In the Shōnai area, there are people who make baskets from a variety of materials.
If you look at a map, you will see the Shōnai area with its famous mountains to the east and south. The person who makes these accessories always creates many new things from the viewpoint of the people who use them, and creates not only practical, but also exciting and fun works of art.
These are square-shaped trays made of walnut bark and akebi vine.
Wide walnut bark and thin akebi vine are well combined to create beautiful woven patterns and designs.
The whole is woven with akebi vines in a lattice pattern.Walnut bark is woven into its Akebi vine base. The woven pattern may vary depending on how the walnut is inserted.Walnut bark differs in color between outer bark and inner bark. The light brown is the outer and the deep dark brown is the inner.Please note that the tight angle of the rim may cause cracks in some places, but this is not a defect.There are three major colors: the brown of the Akebi vine, the light color of the walnut’s outer bark, and the deep color of the inner bark, but it can feel more color than that.This is Small size.It is palm-sized.This is Large size. It is about four times larger than Small size.It is fun to see the different textures depending on the direction it is placed.Depending on the availability of materials, there are many combinations of weaving patterns.Please look forward to seeing which woven pattern we will deliver.
Small size can be used as a place for keys, watches, etc., or as a stocking stuffer for garlic, etc., around the kitchen. Large size can be used to place fruits, toiletries, or accessories.
These trays are fully textured with Akebi vine and walnut bark. Please choose the size you prefer.
–Basket Making in the Shōnai area in Yamagata Pref.–
Yamagata is located in the southwest of the Tōhoku region(Northeastern part of Japan), facing the Sea of Japan. Yamagata is divided into four major area: Murayama, Mogami, Okitama, and Shōnai areas. Each of these areas has its own climate and culture, and each has its own characteristics.
In Yamagata, there are many plains near the sea, and the Shōnai area is known as a rice-producing place. In the Shōnai area, there are people who make baskets from a variety of materials.
If you look at a map, you will see the Shōnai area with its famous mountains to the east and south. The person who makes these accessories always creates many new things from the viewpoint of the people who use them, and creates not only practical, but also exciting and fun works of art.
These are square-shaped trays made of walnut bark and akebi vine.
Wide walnut bark and thin akebi vine are well combined to create beautiful woven patterns and designs.
The whole is woven with akebi vines in a lattice pattern.Walnut bark is woven into its Akebi vine base. The woven pattern may vary depending on how the walnut is inserted.Walnut bark differs in color between outer bark and inner bark. The light brown is the outer and the deep dark brown is the inner.Please note that the tight angle of the rim may cause cracks in some places, but this is not a defect.There are three major colors: the brown of the Akebi vine, the light color of the walnut’s outer bark, and the deep color of the inner bark, but it can feel more color than that.This is Small size.It is palm-sized.This is Large size. It is about four times larger than Small size.It is fun to see the different textures depending on the direction it is placed.Depending on the availability of materials, there are many combinations of weaving patterns.Please look forward to seeing which woven pattern we will deliver.
Small size can be used as a place for keys, watches, etc., or as a stocking stuffer for garlic, etc., around the kitchen. Large size can be used to place fruits, toiletries, or accessories.
These trays are fully textured with Akebi vine and walnut bark. Please choose the size you prefer.
–Basket Making in the Shōnai area in Yamagata Pref.–
Yamagata is located in the southwest of the Tōhoku region(Northeastern part of Japan), facing the Sea of Japan. Yamagata is divided into four major area: Murayama, Mogami, Okitama, and Shōnai areas. Each of these areas has its own climate and culture, and each has its own characteristics.
In Yamagata, there are many plains near the sea, and the Shōnai area is known as a rice-producing place. In the Shōnai area, there are people who make baskets from a variety of materials.
If you look at a map, you will see the Shōnai area with its famous mountains to the east and south. The person who makes these accessories always creates many new things from the viewpoint of the people who use them, and creates not only practical, but also exciting and fun works of art.
