Himonoshi - cypress craftsman

Japanese: 檜物師 - ひものし

From around the 15th century, craftsmen made everyday items such as bent wood (magemono) and tsukurimono (tsukurimono). Magemono are made by bending thin cypress boards into a round shape and binding them with thin birch or cherry bark. They were also called hinokimono. In the 17th century, cedar and cypress were also used to make tsukurimono. Tsukurimono are made into square shapes using the bent wood technique. Those who specialize in bent wood are called magemono-shi. Those who are employed as resident craftsmen and who also sell their crafts are called hinokimono-ya (cypress goods store).

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Hinoki craftsman
They made a wide range of everyday items by bending thin boards of cypress, cedar, and pampas grass. Their products are pictured in the lower right. Later, with the emergence of barrel makers, their field narrowed. "Shokunin Utaawase Ehon" (detail) Published in 1838 (Tenpo 9) Owned by the National Diet Library ">

Hinoki craftsman

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Japanese:

15世紀ころから、木材加工の曲物(まげもの)や造物(つくりもの)など生活用具をつくった職人。曲物は檜(ひのき)の薄い板を曲げて円くし、樺(かば)や桜の細い皮で綴(と)じたもの。檜物ともいった。17世紀には杉、槙(まき)も材料とし造物もつくった。造物は曲物の技法で方形にしたもの。曲物を専門にするものを曲物師といった。居職(いじょく)で、販売を兼ねたものは檜物屋である。

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[参照項目] | 曲物

檜物師
ヒノキ、スギ、マキなどの薄い板を曲げ、広く日用器具を製造した。右下に製品が描かれている。のち桶師の出現により、その分野は狭められた。『職人歌合画本』（部分）　1838年（天保9）刊国立国会図書館所蔵">

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