TENUGUI_KASHIKIGATA _red (Japanese sweets wooden mold)
TENUGUI_KASHIKIGATA _red (Japanese sweets wooden mold)
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Kashi-Kigata
Kashi-Kigata(Japanese sweets wooden mold) are the key to creating beautiful wagashi(japanese sweets). Some are shaped like seasonal flowers or plants, while others represent the Chinese zodiac, the symbol of the year. The delicate and beautiful craftsmanship that has supported the culture of Japan and Kyoto can be seen everywhere in these wooden molds of various sizes. The current situation is so severe that there are only a few craftsmen in Japan who make such Kashi-Kigata.
This Tenugui was designed to draw attention not only to the beauty of the wagashi itself, but also to the Kashi-Kigata that support the confectionery making process.
Kagizen-Yoshifusa’s original wood mold
We borrowed the actual Kashi-Kigata from "Kagizen-Yoshifusa", a wagashi shop in Gion, Kyoto, and scanned the Kashi-Kigata. Then, by reproducing the pattern of the wooden confectionery using chigiri-e, the delicate and cute appearance of the Kashi-Kigata was preserved and made into a familiar design.
By imagining what kind of sweets will be made from each Kashi-Kigata, visitors can enjoy the charm of Kyoto from a new perspective.
Created by Ihara Senkou
Ihara Senkou / Established in 1962
This Tenugui is dyed by hand on a 25 meter line at Ihara Senkou. In this day and age when most dyeing is done by machine or inkjet, this Tenugui is dyed by hand and the finished quality of the Tenugui is very valuable.
Collaborative Production and Design with KYOTO T5
The design was selected after a competition in which researchers at the KYOTO TRADITIONAL CULTURE INNOVATION LABORATORY (within Kyoto University of the Arts) each reflected on the culture that is being lost as they have seen and felt it in their research activities to date.
graphic design
Megumi Yamada / Natsuki Yamada / Honoka Suzuki