Hand-made wire mesh by Kanaami Tsuji
CRAFTSMANSHIP OF MAKING WIRE MESH BY HANDS.
Geometric is exciting and beautiful set of pattern. Most of the time, such pattern is made or designed by machine.
Kanaami Tsuji (金網つじ) does by hands. They are known for making high quality wire mesh used to handle and cook tofu. Tofu is one of the most fragile foodstuff in Japanese food. Handling tofu, therefore, requires specific type of tool.
Tofu tool is not the only thing they make. There are coffee dripper, basket, lamp shade, wine stopper, and so on. If you are interested in hand made wire mesh, you may want to pop into their gallery store in Kyoto.
Tofu sukui, (とうふすくい).
Price: ¥7,560
Size: 6×6cm, 16.5cm length
Even if tofu isn't your daily food. This beautiful wire mesh can be always used for anything-else. Stainless and copper version is available. Prefer copper because its color gets cooled off as being used often. (Such faded color is called "Ibushi" (燻し or いぶし) in Japanese.)
WAVE BASKET.
Price: ¥32,400
Size: 33x27.5x14.5cm
Hand-made copper wire mesh. This art work will brighten up your living room and can be used for life.
BASKET.
Price: ¥32,400
Size: 30x30x10cm
WINE STOPPERS.
Price: ¥14,040
Chrysanthemum Shades I
Price: ¥64,800
Coffe dripper.
Price: ¥29,160
Where to buy: "Kanaami Tsuji"
Address: 362 Masuya-cho Kodaiji, Higashiyama ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto
Open hours: 10:00 to 18:00
Closed on: Irregulary
Kanaami Tsuji official site.
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