Hakkaku Suri Urushibashi Gomadake Style:Long (24 cm) "Obi" means belt

"Obi" means belt

This method involves drawing with clay

many patterns and designs from the early Shōwa period (late 1940s) have been faithfully revived blending traditional techniques from that era with modern aesthetics

geometric look of the interlocking circles

the pattern is also described using the kanji shiho-tsunagi (四方繋ぎ)

Hakkaku Suri Urushibashi Gomadake Style:Long (24 cm) "Obi" means beltSuri urushi is a technique in which lacquer is applied by brushing it into the bamboo with a cloth soaked in lacquer. This coating method utilizes the fibers of the bamboo. It will change over time after years of use. By carving it into an octagonal shape, it is more rounded, making it very comfortable in the hand. Gomatake Every year in March, the bamboos are selected. The top of the bamboo is cut off and the remaining trunks are dried to a semi dead