Gold urushi lacquerware, Oborozuki, Hakuichi

Beautiful scenery of gold moon on the dinner table

Luxury and elegant mood of gold moon.
You will be surprised to the lightness of the Japanese lacquer bowl.

Hakuichi is a long-established brand of gold leaf crafts in Kanazawa.
They provide us a beautiful scenery on the dinner table.
The gold moon of the lacquer bowl is pure gold leaf.
Gold urushi lacquerware would be great gifts for celebration.

Here, we would like to introduce gold urushi lacquerware Oborozuki from Hakuichi.

Pure gold leaf and Japanese wood. The pursuit of materials

The Japanese lacquer bowl Oborozuki has beautiful and elegant atmosphere.
Where does the beauty of the gold urushi lacquerware come from?

At first sight, you can see shining full moon and beautiful wood grain of Oborozuki.
The full moon is gilded with pure gold leaf. It is the real glitter of gold.

Hakuichi is active in the first line of Kanazawa gold leaf crafts. Therefore, they can produce such a beautiful gold urushi lacquerware.
Oborozuki means hazy moon. The delicate design of gold full moon shines on the Japanese lacquer bowl.

Also, please look at the beautiful wood grain. The material for Oborozuki bowl is castor aralia. Castor aralia wood has smooth and glossy texture, and gentle atmosphere. Craftsmen make the best use of beautiful wood grain of castor aralia of Japan. Therefore, gold urushi lacquerware Oborozuki has its original beauty.

Superb skill of Kanazawa traditional crafts we can see from Oborozuki

The superb skill of craftsmen sublimates materials in a beautiful craft.
A gold urushi lacquerware Oborozuki is completed by work of woodturners, lacquerware craftsmen, and gilding craftsmen.

Here, let us introduce the superb skill of each craftsman.

1. Beautiful thin turning by woodturners

   When you touch the Gold urushi lacquerware Oborozuki, you will be surprised to the lightness of the bowl. Few wooden bowls have such thinness.
   Only the skilled woodturner can make thin turning.

   The thinness of Japanese lacquer bowl is like that of glasses. Also, the surface is so smooth.

   Castor aralia becomes fine-grained wood by slow growing in cold place. Woodturners turn this wood thinly, and beautifully with its original grain. We can see stylish and beautiful wood grain in the gentle carved surface.

   

2. Elegant gloss by lacquerware craftsmen

   After woodturners finish turning, lacquerware craftsmen lacquer the bowls. They make gloss on the wood with making the best use of beautiful wood grain.

   “Black / Night moon” of Oborozuki has chic color. The beautiful color cannot be explained with color names.
   Craftsmen rub lacquer into the wood repeatedly, and polish it to make gloss. By rubbing the lacquer in, Japanese lacquer bowl gets natural gloss and toughness.

   You can enjoy the gloss of lacquer and beautiful wood with “Black / Night moon” Oborozuki.

   

3. Hazy moon by gilding craftsmen

   After the works of woodturners and lacquerware craftsmen, gilding craftsmen finish the gold lacquerware. Craftsmen gild various sizes of gold leaf to make a hazy moon.

   In fact, the place of moon is pursuit of craftsmen. Gilding craftsmen see the stream of wood grain. They put the moon in the best place where the moon looks like rising from thin clouds.
   The aesthetic sense of craftsmen makes this beautiful scenery.

   This hazy moon of gold urushi lacquerware changes its color as you use it. Gold moon becomes chic moon.
   Please enjoy growing your own moon of gold urushi lacquerware.

Useful Japanese lacquer bowl Oborozuki of Hakuichi

In addition to the beauty, the gold urushi lacquerware is very useful. You can wash the Japanese lacquer bowl with soft sponge and neutral detergent.
Please do not hesitate to use high quality lacquerware. In fact, the tableware is most beautiful when it is being used.

1. Standard use! As a stylish tableware on the dinner table

   The gold urushi lacquerware Oborozuki has 2 sizes, 6 sun and 8 sun. “Sun” is Japanese traditional measure unit. 1 sun is about 3 cm.

   6 sun Japanese lacquer bowls are about 18cm in diameter. “Black / Night moon” looks beautiful with Japanese food such as Nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes).

   8 sun is about 24 cm in diameter. It fits big dishes, pasta, or donburi!
   If you put a gold urushi lacquerware at the center of the dinner table, your home party will be chic and stylish.

   High class lacquerware of Hakuichi works daily dinner to parties. You can use the Japanese lacquer bowls in various scenes.

2. As a stylish bowl of sweets

   6 sun of gold urushi lacquerware is the best size for a stylish bowl of sweets. Japanese modern lacquerware fits various confectioneries.

   The gold urushi lacquerware fits green tea, black tea, or coffee, too. So, when you have a guest, the Japanese lacquer bowl works!

   

3. As a chic interior

   The gold urushi lacquerware has enough presence as an elegant interior.
   Beautiful form, elegant gloss, and shine of gold leaf make an art work.

   As a key tray, or just an art, you can use the Japanese lacquer bowls.

   

Japanese gold urushi lacquerware as gifts

The Japanese lacquer bowl Oborozuki show us a beautiful scenery with full moon.
Each bowl has different wood grain, gloss of lacquer, and shine of gold leaf. There is only one Oborozuki in the world.

The gold urushi lacquerware has gorgeous, chic, but simple design. So, the bowls would be great gifts.

We have 2 sizes of Oborozuki. The sizes are 6 sun (about 18cm in diameter) and 8 sun (about 24cm in diameter).
We also offer pair sets for the special gifts.

Gold has been loved as a symbol of eternity and permanence. Auspicious gold urushi lacquerware is suitable for the celebration of wedding or housewarming gifts.

Please enjoy the masterpiece of Japan.