[{"id":155340177501,"handle":"ishikawa-celebration","updated_at":"2023-09-22T15:00:04+01:00","published_at":"2019-11-13T12:30:17+00:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Ishikawa Celebration","body_html":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #004000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,Baskerville,Georgia,serif; background-color: #ffffff;\" color=\"#004000\" face='\"Times New Roman\",Times,Baskerville,Georgia,serif'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWintry, and by the sea, Ishikawa is known in Japan for its richness - and the tradition of artisan craft centred on the city of Kanazawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIshikawa is home to the hyakuman-goku culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA koku was a measure of rice, and of the stipends paid to samurai.  The fertile domains that make up modern Ishikawa, famously had one million of them.  In Japanese: hyakuman-goku.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the era of the hyakuman-goku, the local lords emphasised their harmlessness to the central authority by becoming patrons of art and leisure. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sense and love of expressive luxury continues today in Ishikawa. Here we present a collection of the items in their life.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2019-11-16T18:44:00+00:00","alt":null,"width":1024,"height":768,"src":"\/\/wagumi-j.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/drops.jpg?v=1592778666"}},{"id":389492871,"handle":"metal","updated_at":"2023-09-13T12:54:53+01:00","published_at":"2016-10-05T16:20:00+01:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Metal","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the 6th Century, Japan has been home to traditions of metalwork that set it apart from the west. Temple and Buddhist statue creation form a particular backdrop to how the craft in metal developed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe most famous areas of metalwork production are known for their hard winters, and association with nature. These areas are renowned for their production of blades (for kitchen knives and scissors), and ironwork kettles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkills in metalwork have been passed through generations by the former makers of the blades held by samurai, and remain a source of pride today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2016-10-31T19:22:23+00:00","alt":"","width":1478,"height":1108,"src":"\/\/wagumi-j.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/metal_c9eec15f-9f60-4ee3-95dc-65ddc6ac7de0.jpg?v=1592774668"}}]