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PRODUCT DETAILSA low lacquered form with a quiet presenceAt 210 millimeters across and only 20 millimeters high, the RIN 7.0 Sesame is a shallow, broad Yamanaka lacquerware form. Its natural alder body carries a lacquer coating in a quiet charcoal-gray tone. The...
PRODUCT DETAILS
At 210 millimeters across and only 20 millimeters high, the RIN 7.0 Sesame is a shallow, broad Yamanaka lacquerware form. Its natural alder body carries a lacquer coating in a quiet charcoal-gray tone. The gently irregular outline and low profile make the piece easy to appreciate both on the table and in the hand.
USE & APPRECIATION
Between meals, leave the piece empty on a sideboard or open shelf where its outline can be seen from above. At only 20 millimeters high, it reads as a quiet plane rather than a tall display object. Keep it indoors and away from direct sunlight during longer display.
Lift the empty piece with both hands to understand its 210-millimeter width and 100-gram body weight. The shallow wall and unevenly flowing outline become clearer at this distance. Support it evenly, then return it gently to a stable surface instead of holding it by one edge.
A hand entering above the red table brings attention to the plate's low rim and practical scale without hiding the surface. The view also makes the organic perimeter easy to follow: it widens, narrows, and rises gently rather than resolving into a mechanically perfect circle.
On a darker tabletop, two hands frame the object without covering its center. The quieter setting emphasizes the pale edge highlight and low wall while keeping the Sesame surface restrained. It is a useful view of how the piece can be placed and lifted with balanced support.
OBJECT PASSPORT / CARE & USE
After use, clean the piece promptly by hand with a soft cloth or sponge, then dry it before indoor storage. Do not use a dishwasher, microwave, oven, induction cooktop, refrigerator, or freezer. Outdoor use is permitted only with care; keep the piece away from direct sunlight and do not leave it submerged.
OBJECT PASSPORT
CRAFT HERITAGE
Yamanaka Lacquerware dates to the late 16th century, when a group of woodturners moved into the area in search of suitable timber and began shaping wood on lathes. The craft became established around Yamanaka Onsen.
By the middle of the Edo period, artisans were making everyday objects such as bowls and trays, as well as souvenirs for visitors to the hot-spring town. Lacquering and maki-e techniques were introduced in the early 19th century, laying the foundation for the raised Yamanaka taka-maki-e practiced today.
HOW IT’S MADE
Yamanaka Lacquerware is made through four principal stages: forming the wooden body, preparing the foundation, applying the final lacquer coat, and adding maki-e decoration.
Properly dried wood and precise turning help prevent distortion.
Although the foundation is hidden in the finished piece, it supports both the vessel's strength and the quality of the final lacquer surface.
The lacquer is built up through repeated coating and sanding, with curing carefully managed in response to humidity and weather.
MEET THE MAKER
MAKER · YAMANAKA, ISHIKAWA
YUIYU brings together the perspective of floral design and the accumulated skills of Yamanaka lacquerware. Its official concept describes organic forms learned from nature and new experiments in color, expressed as wooden lacquerware for contemporary interiors and daily life.
Naoko Tanabe is the floral designer behind YUIYU. She developed the brand to connect the traditions of Yamanaka with contemporary life, and to bring attention to the people whose work is often present in an object but absent from its story.
During the brand's development, Tanabe traveled repeatedly between Tokyo and Yamanaka Onsen. Color and form were not settled on paper alone. They were refined through prototypes and conversations with the craftspeople who understood how different woods, tools, and layers of lacquer would respond. When a color appeared uneven or brighter than intended, or a shape needed to work better in the hand, the design returned to the workshop for another round of judgment.
Yamanaka lacquerware is built through specialized work. One person may turn the wooden form on a lathe; others may refine lacquer, prepare the ground, or apply and wipe successive layers. YUIYU makes that collaboration part of the story rather than hiding it behind a single name.
Rokuro-biki, or lathe turning, gives the wood its balanced form. Fine sensuji lines may be cut into a rotating surface, creating rhythm through minute, repeated grooves. With fuki-urushi, lacquer is applied and carefully wiped back in repeated stages, allowing the grain of the wood to remain visible. The apparent simplicity of the finished object rests on a sequence of specialized decisions.
The name YUIYU repeats the Japanese character *yui*—to bind or connect. It expresses a wish to connect people, nature, culture, and the skills held in Yamanaka Onsen. The aim is not to make tradition appear modern by removing its history. It is to create a new reason for that history to remain in use: at the table, in a room, and in the rituals of everyday life.
Distance becomes smaller when the collaboration remains visible. Portraits and workshop photographs show the people and place behind YUIYU, while views of turning, sensuji carving, and fuki-urushi explain how specialist skills meet in one object. Together they make the brand’s division of labor visible without reducing the work to a single name.
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