Susudake Ajiro Mizusashi

• Caliber.13cm x H.15.5cm　Diameter of the bottom 14cm

This Mizusashi was made with twill plaiting. It has an change of a plaiting at middle of the body. A thin bamboo was cut radial as the knob of the top and it was plaited with Yartara plaiting. At the rim stitching, bamboo was attached inside to fit the lid. Of course we put water into this, because a lot of black layers of lacquer were applied inside.

Susudake Sukashi Hanakago(Flower basket)

• D.13cm x H.20.5cm x W.32.5cm, Caliber.7.5cm

This Hanakago(flower basket) have a characteristic tone of Susudake. The body was plaited with about 3mm and 7mm Susudake by twill plaiting. It starts from an about 8cm square base. There is an ornament of thin split rattan lines on the side of the body, about 8cm above the bottom, which was made by twill plaiting. All vertical lines of Susudake are joined to the lid of Nemagaridake. After that, it was fixed with another thin Nemagaridake. The Handle consists of two splitted rattan lines.

Chabitsu

• Diameter 28.7cm x H.11.2cm

This Chabitsu makes the most of light and shade pattern of Susudake. The bottom was made with double Tessen plaiting. The side and the top was made with twill plaiting. Inside the body, a lot of layers of lacquer makes the body strengthen.

Flower Basket [55-034]

This flower basket was made of Migakinotake. This basket looks like a flower basket with handgrip[55-001]. The base was made by double Tessen plaiting and the body was made by double twist plaiting with thin bamboo lines. The throat of the body was taperd and spread to the rim stitching.

Susudake Flower Basket

This small flower basket was made of thin Susudake. The base was made by Tessen plaiting and the body was made by twill plaiting. It has many thin bamboo lines. The rim stitching and the handgrip were made of Nemagaridake.

Flower Basket

This flower basket was made of Susudake. The body was made by Kagomeami-plaiting, known as the most basic way of plaiting, and has three base lines of bamboo crossed at the bottom. Six splitted bamboo lines were set on the outside of the body. These lines also hold an important place in strength. At the rim stitching, there is a handgrip which was made of thin splitted bamboo lines by Hineriami plaiting.

Susudake Ajiro Mizusashi

• Caliber.15cm x H.19cm diameter of the bottom 14cm

This Mizusashi was made with twill plaiting. It has an change of a plaiting at one-third of the lower half of the body. The bottom was made with square twill plaiting. The top was made from a combination of bamboo which was build of about 2.5 through 3cm Susudake. The knob of the top was made of brass. At the rim stitching, bamboo was attached inside to fit the lid. Of course we put water into this, because a lot of black layers of lacquer were applied inside.

Ajiro Mizusashi

• H.17cm(6.7″), Caliber.16cm(6.3″)

The body of this Mizusashi has a change with two type of the twill plaiting, and a few light and shade of Susudake. The top was a coiled bamboo which was divided lengthways. The body which has light and shade of Susudake, or uneven surface made of knot is quaint. The knob of the top was made of a knot of sooted Nemagaridake. Of course we put water into this, because a lot of black layers of lacquer were applied inside.

Futaoki for the season when a fixed hearth ro(炉) is used.

• Diameter.5.5 x H.5.5cm

This Futaoki was made of quite thick Susudake which was a root of bamboo. The color of Susudake is calm.

Suzuribako of Susudake

• D.30cm(11.8″)×W.23.5cm(9.25″)×H.16cm(6.3″)

This Suzuribako(a box for a inkstone) was made by square twill plaiting and triple twill paliting, and it has light and shade patterns of Susudake on its surface. A lot of layers of lacquer were applied inside and at the bottom, so the body strengthened. It holds a inkstone and a pen in the top box and Japanese paper for calligraphy in the bottom box.

The surfece of the lid and the side were made by square twill plaiting. The box are built on two levels.

The side of the upper box was made by triple twill plaiting. A part of bamboo which held a inkstone and a pen was put on the inside with about 7 or 8 mm split bamboo. A lot of layers of lacquer was applied inside.

The side of the bottom box was made by triple twill plaiting and the base was made by square twill plaiting. A lot of layers of lacquer were applied inside.

Flower basket of Susudake

• W.23.5cm x H.22.5cm x Caliber.22cm

This flower basket was made of about 7mm Susudake. The base with a hemp leaf pattern plaiting was the first made and the body with square plaiting was the second. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting Nemagaridake to the inner and the outer ground. The handle of this basket makes for the nice accent.

Futaoki for the season when a fixed hearth ro(炉) is used.

• Diameter.4.5cm x H.5.5cm

This Futaoki was made of quite thick Susudake which was a root of bamboo. The color of Susudake is pale, so the surface of it looks like a scene that a mountain come into view behind fog. This Futaoki is stable.

Flower Basket of Susudake

• H.20cm x W.20cm x H.13cm

This flower basket was made by Nejiri-ami plaiting of Susudake. The bottom was made by loose square plaiting. The side of the body was made by thin bamboo lines. A transformation appeared at one third of the upper body. The remain of the body was plaited with the same Nejiri-ami and about 6 through 8cm lines were bended to the inside.

Flower Basket “Mushikago” of Susudake

• Diameter（max.）.15cm(5.9″) x H.21cm(8.3″)

This Mushikago(looks like a insect cage) was made of Susudake. The body is a combination of two parts. Upper body was plaited from the rim stitching with Hineri-ami which used double split bamboo lines. The bottom body is different from the upper one. The first of plaiting bottom is Hineri-ami, the middle is Gozame-ami and the last four or five tiers are Hineri-ami. At the last, upper body was combined with bottom.

Sumitori of Susudake

• W.25.5cm×H.13cm

This Sumitori is a type of furoyou (the portable brazier in summer) and was made of about 7 or 10 cm Susudake. The Sumitori has a base with a hemp leaf pattern plaiting and a body with loose plait. At the rim stitching, the bamboo which were plaited from the base, were rolled themselves as the foundation and the end of them were fixed to the body. At the inside, Japan paper(“Wa-shi”) was pasted on a spreaded Shuroge(fiber of a palm tree) and black lacquer was applied. The Syuroge is shown from the bottom.

Ajiro Hira-Mizusashi

• H.11.5cm(4.5″), Caliber.20cm(7.9″)

This Mizusashi has roundness body with light and shade of Susudake. On the side, there is a change of the plaiting in the middle, and three tiers as decoration in the upside. Of course we put water into this, since a lot of layers of lacquer were applied inside. The top was coated with black lacquer.

Flower basket of Susudake

This flower basket was made by Nejiri-ami plaiting of Susudake. Four thin bamboo lines are joined to each corner of the bottom which was made by loose square plaiting. A quarter of the body was made roundness by Nejiri-ami plaiting and remains are narrowed down to the rim. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting about 10mm Susudake to the inner ground and thin split bamboo lines to the outer ground. At each corner, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting about 7 or 10mm bamboo as accent. At the back of the body, it has a hook to hang on the wall.