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Tools born in daily life

Madake bracken baskets have been used for harvesting edible wild plants and mushrooms since ancient times. It has a functional beauty that does not change even after the times and a beauty that fits in your life.

Bamboo products such as madake warabi baskets have long been used in Japan for daily necessities, decorations, building materials, agriculture, and fishing. Baskets made from natural materials are popular all over the world, but Japan is a bit special, as bamboo baskets are not only used as daily necessities, but are also developed as arts and crafts. Digging into history, bamboo baskets have been used as flower baskets in the world of tea ceremony since the time of Sen no Rikyu.
Both the delicate bamboo crafts and the bamboo baskets used in daily life reflect the Japanese spirit of careful craftsmanship.

Matake that feels the change of time with colors

Aodake Zaiku is a bamboo craft that weaves baskets out of natural bamboo cut from the mountains without artificial treatment such as dyeing. Moso bamboo, light bamboo, and madake bamboo are often used for green bamboo work, but madake is said to be the most suitable material for bamboo work because of its supple elasticity and luster. Freshly woven green is beautiful, but the real pleasure of green bamboo work is that the color changes with time. It changes from “blue” to “golden” over time, to a calm “amber color” after a few years, and then to “dark brown” with a deeper shine after ten or twenty years. To go. The change in texture makes you feel the passage of time spent together, and the longer you use it, the more you become attached to it.

A basket that enjoys change

The madake warabi basket is a basket with a handle that is woven from thinly sliced madake bamboo harvested locally in Ibaraki Prefecture. The beautiful curve of the body has been devised so that it is easy to hold, and the square bottom is made so that things can be easily stored. The handle that goes around from the bottom so that you can carry heavy objects inside is made stable and easy to hold by tying two pieces of bamboo together. The commitment to make each process carefully by hand is applied everywhere.

Warabi baskets were originally used for harvesting wild vegetables, but they can also be used as storage baskets due to their beautiful appearance and ease of use. In addition to stocking seasonings and groceries, if you store hobby tools such as sewing and knitting tools, you can start quickly in your spare time. It can also be used as a picnic basket on sunny days, as it can hold a lunch box and a water bottle. I think it's a good idea to enjoy changing the use of bamboo from time to time while feeling the change in the color and texture of the bamboo.

Know the tools that are rooted in your life

Different materials, different shapes and weaves for the same purpose. Basket products from all over Japan and around the world offer a glimpse of the characteristics of the region, the way of life that has taken root, and even the character of the people. increase.

Bamboo crafts in Miyagi, which are said to have started making baskets and colanders as a side job for samurai families since the Edo period, have been made from bamboo that grew wild in the area for tools in daily life and for business use. Precious manufacturing that is also a little bit. The people involved will be happy if it becomes an opportunity to learn about the enjoyment of continued use and the craftsmanship and environment that plastic products do not have.