Kumiko is a technique for making wooden fittings that have been actively made in Japan since the 17th century.
A beautiful pattern is created by skillfully combining thin trees.
The characteristics of Japanese lattice fittings are as follows when compared with Chinese-style lattices such as lattice fittings made in China and chinoiserie in Europe.
While the Chinese-style lattice has a well-developed square-centered design,
In Japan, it is characteristic that trees are crossed diagonally to form a series of rhombuses and triangles.
In the space of rhombuses and triangles, finer fine trees are inserted to make fine patterns, and the patterns are likened to leaves and flowers, or to traditional kimono patterns.
The pattern made in this way has been cherished with the meaning of health, financial luck, and good luck at the end.
Kumiko work has been used for a long time in Japanese temples and shrines, castles, and private houses of Japanese architecture.
I have enjoyed the beauty of the pattern by putting light windows and kumiko fittings between the rooms.
Whenever you visit Japan and visit a traditional building, you can almost always see beautiful fittings with shoji screens.
This shop sells framed kumiko with a new pattern made from Japanese kumiko.
