Cypress Shamoji
ひのきのしゃもじ
£33.00 per item
A cypress shamoji (rice paddle) with a smooth hand-finished surface ideal for scooping rice.
This cypress shamoji (rice paddle) is handcrafted in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture. Its smooth surface, which helps prevent rice from sticking, is achieved through careful polishing by skilled craftspeople using six types of sandpaper.
Umezawa Mokuzai Kōgeisha is a wood workshop in Nabari, specializing in finely crafted kitchenware. Located in a basin between the leading timber production regions of Tōnō in Gifu Prefecture and Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, the workshop is well positioned to work with high-quality wood.
Size : 2.1 x 6.2 x 1.5cm
Kansai
The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.
