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We will be holding a workshop in collaboration with Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi-ten, a lacquer raw materials manufacturer founded in 1909 that not only explores the appeal of traditional lacquer, but also promotes new values and possibilities for lacquer.

The Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi Urushi Shop's "Kintsugi Coffret", available at LOST AND TOKYO STORE, is a kit that contains all the authentic materials needed for "Kintsugi", such as natural lacquer and pure gold powder, making it easy for even beginners to get started.

For this workshop, we will invite a lecturer from Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi-ten to hold a workshop where you can learn the process of "Kintsugi", which is introduced in the "Kintsugi Coffret".

At the beginning of the workshop, the instructor will explain the general process leading up to the completion of the product. Then, using plates that were chipped and scheduled to be discarded at Nikko's factory in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, participants will experience the most difficult initial steps of "gluing" and "rusting."

After that, you will have to carry out the process yourself.

If you purchase the "Kintsugi Coffret", an experience kit that allows you to do Kintsugi at home on the day, you can follow the attached video explanation to smoothly go through the subsequent process.
(We will offer a 10% discount off the regular price as a workshop participant benefit.)

You can also take home the pottery you have restored in the workshop.
You can also bring your own tableware.

-I want to learn authentic "kintsugi" (gold lacquer).
- I'm interested, but I can't seem to take the first step.
- I want to go at my own pace, from home.
-I have the Kintsugi coffret and tools, but I want to learn directly from an instructor.

This workshop is recommended for such people.

Do you have any broken dishes at home that you just left lying around?
Once your pottery has been carefully restored over time, you are sure to grow to love it even more than before.
We look forward to your participation.

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Date and time: Saturday, June 29th and Saturday, August 24th, 2024
①13:00～15:00　/ ②16:00～18:00
Location: LOST AND FOUND TOKYO STORE / NIKKO SHOWROOM (B1F)
Participation fee: 4,500 yen + tax
Participation benefits:
・You can take home the NIKKO pottery and the muro (cardboard used to dry the pottery) that you will receive after the kintsugi.
・You can purchase the "Kintsugi Coffret" at a 10% discount (only on the day)

Capacity: 6 people
Belongings:
・Materials and tools for the day's process will be provided at the venue.
・We will provide you with process documents. Please bring pens, notes, etc. if necessary.
・Please wear long sleeves, minimal exposed skin, and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Aprons are also available.

[Regarding your own brought-in utensils]
・Limit 2 items per person
・Broken, chipped or cracked containers (glass products are not accepted)
*Some items may be difficult to repair with gold depending on their condition, such as items that are missing broken parts.
Please consult with the instructor on the day.
・When you leave, you may take home any of the utensils you have used during the experience.
Please bring an eco-friendly bag to take your belongings home with you.
*The lacquer paste will be semi-dry when you bring the pottery home, so if possible, use a disposable bag that you don't mind getting some lacquer on (a paper bag or other bag with a gusset large enough to allow you to lay the pottery flat is preferable).

[Other notes]
In the workshop, you will experience traditional, authentic gold lacquering using natural lacquer. Lacquer may cause rashes depending on your constitution and physical condition. Please wear clothes that cover your skin to avoid contact with the lacquer. Before the start of the workshop, the instructor will explain the precautions to take and we will proceed with sufficient precautions. Please understand and agree to this before applying.

Tsutsumi Asakichi Lacquer Shop
Since its founding in 1909, Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi-ten has been purchasing lacquer sap from lacquer producers, refining, mixing and selling lacquer for various purposes such as black and vermilion. A lacquer raw material manufacturer that provides lacquer to lacquer artists and craftsmen both in Japan and overseas, as well as to restore national treasures and important cultural properties such as Nikko Toshogu Shrine. The company has the top share in the handling of Japanese lacquer.

On the other hand, feeling a sense of crisis about the recent decline in demand for lacquer, he launched "Urushi no Ippo" (Urushi Step) in 2016 as a lacquerware promotion activity. Furthermore, he launched "BEYOND TRADITION" to convey new values and possibilities of lacquerware, and spreads the "value of lacquerware that is kind to people and the earth" to the world using an environmentally friendly lacquered wooden surfboard as an icon. In addition, through the sale of the "Kintsugi Coffret" experience kit, he conveys the importance of repairing and reusing broken things, creating a connection with lacquerware. Furthermore, he has produced recyclable products such as the wooden and lacquered straws /suw, which have garnered sympathy.

Received the 3rd Mitsui Golden Takumi Award and the 1st Japan Craft 21 Ronnie Award.
Instagram: @tsutsumi_urushi
Lecturer: Kasuga Mase

Lacquer artist. Partner of Tsutsumi Asakichi Lacquer Shop, involved in the development of the company's Kintsugi kit and serving as an instructor for workshops on Kintsugi and lacquer.

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