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Spoon / Kirimoto

Lacquerware

Craft Company: Wajima Kirimoto

ORIGIN: Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture
SIZE: L: 7.67 inch / S: 5.43 inch
MATERIAL: Natural lacquer, Japanese white-bark magnolia

The beauty of soft curvatures

These lacquered spoons from Wajima have attractive soft curvatures. The exquisitely carved shapes are carefully coated with many layers of natural lacquer to achieve a light and comfortable touch. A familiar article in our daily life that is imbued with the skilled techniques of a workshop specializing in carving.