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Oval Container

Wood & Bamboo

Craft Company: Okeei

ORIGIN: Tokyo
SIZE: W295 × H200 × D205mm
MATERIAL: Sawara cypress, Nickel silver

A tub that brings elegant color to modern life

Artistic curves and the calm luster of nickel silver. The tub is surprisingly light in the hand, and the soft scent of its cypress pleasantly tickles the nose. The careful handiwork of a yuioke-shi, or traditional bucket craftsman, will add an extra touch of refinement to anywhere you enjoy champagne.

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Eifu Kawamata

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Eifu Kawamata is the 4th generation of “Okeei” who inherited the manufacturing of the Edo wooden tub since the Meiji era. He did not aspire to become an artisan when he was a child, but he started to have an interest in art and the Japanese culture during his university days. Aft...

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Tagamono (Cooperage)
- Classification
- Technique
A technique of woodworking to make containers and products by fastening wooden slats which are placed upright in a circle using a hoop called “taga”. It includes tubs and barrels.
Taga (Hoop)
- Others
A ring made of metal or bamboo. It is put around a wooden tub or barrel to fasten it.