Yuki Senda Artist, woodblock carver, and decorative paper pattern designer with Karacho in Kyoto Karacho is a karakami (decorative paper) store founded by Choemon I in 1624 and proudly passed down for four hundred years to its current owner, Choemon XII. More than 650 historic printing blocks are used to print traditional patterns onto Japanese handmade paper, or washi ,with unchanged techniques and sensitivity.By preserving Japanese cultural property on objects for daily life (such as fusuma paper doors, wallpaper, lanterns, and cards), karakami paper provides a sense of comfort.From the world of Karacho, I am bringing the design brilliance of karakami to ramen bowls as a contribution to global food culture.The bowl and spoon are decorated with the Chōji karakusa , or “clove arabesque,” pattern and the Kōmori kiri pattern that combines bats and paulownia leaves .
Photo by Hiroshi Tsujitani (Nacasa & Partners Inc.)
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