Buried woodwork - Buried woodwork

Japanese: 埋れ木細工 - うもれぎざいく
Buried woodwork - Buried woodwork

Crafts made from Uregi wood. Uregi wood can be black or reddish brown, depending on where it is mined. Both have beautiful, dense, lustrous grain that stands out, which is why crafted utensils and ornaments began to be made from them. It is said that Uregi wood crafts were first made in 1822 (Bunsei 5), when Yamashita Shukichi, a low-ranking samurai from the Date clan, discovered Aoba Uregi wood while guarding the castle, brought it home, and after some tinkering, created a "Kaishiki" (a vessel for serving food). There are two types of Aoba Uregi wood: "Aka Uregi," which is soft and orange-colored, and "Kuro Uregi," which is hard and jet black. Trays, individual plates, inkstone boxes, hawk ornaments, accessories, and other items are made from it, and are famous products of the Sendai region. Crafts from Mount Amagi in Izu are also famous.

[Mitsuo Akiyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

埋れ木を材料とした細工。埋れ木は採掘する場所により黒色と赤褐色のものがある。いずれも浮き出るように表れた、緻密(ちみつ)で光沢のある木目が美しいため、細工した器具や装飾品がつくられるようになった。1822年(文政5)、伊達(だて)藩の下級武士、山下周吉が城の警備中に青葉埋木を発見して持ち帰り、くふうをした結果「掻敷(かいしき)」(食物を盛る器)をつくったのが埋れ木細工の創始であるとされている。青葉埋木には、代赭(たいしゃ)色で柔らかい「赤埋木」と漆黒色で堅い「黒埋木」の2種がある。盆、銘々皿、硯箱(すずりばこ)、鷹(たか)置物、アクセサリーなどがつくられ、仙台地方の名産品となっている。ほかに、伊豆天城山(あまぎさん)の細工も有名である。

[秋山光男]

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