MINGEI - Glass from Hagi

http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.jp/2011/07/yamaguchi-folk-toys.html

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Hagi town 萩市

garasu　萩のガラス工芸 glass art from Hagi
Hagi glass is created during Bakumatsu in 1860 by a scientist from Nagato-han named Nakayama Jihei. It is now finally restored over 145 years period.
Quartz basalt from the volcano is used to make the extremely tough glassware here.


Hagi glass was much loved by Takasugi Shinsaku. He loved the "decahedral kiriko glass"
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. Choomon hariko 長門張り子 Chomon hariko -
papermachee dolls from the Chomon gorge .


. Hagi no takezaiku　竹細工 bamboo craft from Hagi .

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