切り口も佇まいも美しい和菓子切り。
朴の木を使い、複雑な形状を人の手によって刳り出す加工を得意とする輪島キリモト。
その技術を活かした「和菓子切り」は、しっかりと手に持つことができるやや大きめサイズ。
丁寧に削られた先端は切れ味抜群で、和菓子を潰すことなく切り口も美しいまま。
優しい木目を引き立てるのは、漆塗りの技法の中で最も基本的な「拭漆技法」によるもの。
手跡やほこりなどを残さないよう丁寧に整えられた木地の上に直接漆を塗り込み、乾かないうちに布を使って、漆を擦り込むように拭き取り乾かす。それを繰り返し仕上げています。
黒／ベンガラ／生漆（きうるし）／ミックス（黒2、生漆2、ベンガラ1）の中から選ぶことができます。
美しい佇まいに、使い勝手の良さも兼ね備えた和菓子切り。

デザイナー: 桐本泰一
技法: 拭漆
素材: 天然漆、ホオ
サイズ: 長さ 144mm

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A Japanese cake knife that is functional and has a beautiful appearance.
Wagashikiri, the Japanese cake knife which is made by Wajima Kirimoto is made from Japanese white-bark magnolia. The knife slightly big in size. It can be held in the hand firmly and the tip is sharpened carefully and has excellent sharpness. This simple but beautiful cake knife which
utilizes the grain of the Magnolia is good for a gift. The carefully carved tip has excellent
sharpness, and the cut end remains beautiful without crushing sweets. You can feel the beauty
of the wood grain by using the most basic "Fuki-urushi" in the lacquer painting technique. It is
applied lacquer directly on the wood that is carefully prepared so as not to leave any traces or
dust, and before it dries, use a cloth to wipe off the lacquer and dry it.
The process is repeated 5-6 times to be finished. You can choose from three colors black,
Bengara (iron oxide red), Ki-urushi color of crude urushi lacquer as a set of 5 pieces.

DESIGNER: Taiichi Kirimoto
TECHNIQUE: Fuki Urushi
MATERIALS: Natural lacquer and Japanese white-bark magnolia
DIMENSIONS: Length 144mm(5.67inch)