Collection: Edo Sashimono

Edo Sashimono 

What is it?

• Edo Sashimono is a type of furniture and utensils made of wooden boards in Tokyo.
• The lacquering process that maximizes the beauty of the wood grain materials such as mulberry, zelkova, and paulownia, and the delicate and graceful Edo chic.
• Edo fingerware was used by samurai families, merchants, and Kabuki actors as their utensils.
• In order to make it look chic, it was sometimes made from fragile thin boards or thin sticks.
• Edo shimono is made with a unique technique so that it is virtually invisible from the outside. It is extremely durable and can withstand decades of use.