Amehata Inkstone

Japanese: 雨畑硯

These high-quality inkstones are produced in Fujikawa-cho, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture. "Amahata" is pronounced "amahata" and can also be written as "amehata." It is said that the origin of this inkstone dates back to the Genroku period, when the first Amemiya Magoemon picked up a black stone from the Amahata River, a tributary of the Hayakawa River, a tributary of the Fuji River, on his way to a pilgrimage to Mount Minobu, and fashioned it into an inkstone. The fourth Amemiya Yozo presented one to the shogun family, and it became famous nationwide. It is designated as a traditional craft of the prefecture under the name "Koshu Amahata Inkstone."

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Japanese:

山梨県南巨摩郡富士川町で生産される良質な硯。“雨畑”は「あまはた」と読み、“雨端”の表記もある。元禄年間、初代雨宮孫右衛門が身延山参詣に向かう途中、富士川支流・早川のさらに支流にあたる雨畑川で黒い石を拾い、硯に加工したのが起源と伝わる。4代目の雨宮要蔵が将軍家に献上し、全国的に有名になった。「甲州雨畑硯」の名称で、県の伝統工芸品に指定されている。

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