July 2018

Edo kiriko Japanese drinking glassware. There are many patterns!

Traditional Japanese tableware Edo-kiriko cut glasses <p style=”text-align: center;”><a title=”Japanese Paired Rocks Glass of Edo-Kiriko (Cut Glass) Shippo-nanako Pattern” href=”https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Paired-Edo-Kiriko-Shippo-nanako-Pattern/dp/B008QU166S?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRKC6WE3NL42JJSQ&amp;tag=hachihachi-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B008QU166S” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><img src=”https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51NOp8yBvSL.jpg” alt=”Japanese Paired Rocks Glass of Edo-Kiriko (Cut Glass) Shippo-nanako Pattern” width=”500″ height=”279″ /></a></p> Edo-kiriko is a flashed glass with a various type of the patterns. The glassware is one of the Japanese […]

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Types and materials of Japanese chef knife. How to choose?

  Choosing Japanese chef knives The history of Japanese chef knife(hocho) is very long, it was born from Japanese sword. The kitchen knives of the brand name are forged by the smith craft workers who inherited the Japanese sword manufacturing technology.           Sponsored Links Hocho has some materials, kinds and famous brands, so I would like to introduce

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Top quality Hanashyo’s Edo-kiriko guinomi sake cups from Amazon

Most fine and elegant Japanese cut glass guinomi cups of Hanashyo       The history of Edo-kiriko started in the middle of 1800’s and the current cut glass craftsmen take over the technique. Furthermore, they improve the design by trial and error. Especially, the glassware of Hanashyo is very famous for the beautiful colors

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Mt. Fuji glass cup and other Fuji designed Edo kiriko glassware

The combination of the Japanese traditional  glass and symbolic mountain Since the birth of the Edo glass , the craftsmen had invented a variety of the patterns and form for the cut glass. It developed as the Edo-kiriko cut glass (it was 1800’s in Edo). See the patterns of the Edo-kiriko drinking wares Though the traditional

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