Inheriting the family business from his fatherShinichi Sugawara whom we interviewed wears 2 hats; one is ”Tategushi” (door maker) and the other one is ”Sashimonoshi” (cabinet maker). He inherited the long family business of door making from his father, and repaired Kaneiji’s old Honbo Front Gate (Kuromon) and was in charge of restoring the doors in the main hall of Motsuji. |
To get the most of out of the woodWhile Nakata was admiring summer ”Shoji” with ”Kumiko” work made from natural Akita cedar, Sugawara said, ”When I was young, I was only making things with small intricate designs.” And our eyes went to the wooden patterns. Nakata said, ”I thought this was done on purpose, with a pattern or something.” What he thought was artificial were patterns created by nature. |
Experiencing ”kumiko”We got to experience making ”kumiko”. Nakata commented, ”I am not very good with this kind of work.” To which Sugawara replied, ”To be honest, I am not that coordinated either.” |
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- Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture
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