Tsuda sculpture

Ichii Ittobori is a craft that represents Hida Takayama. It has a long history and was created by Sukenaga Matsuda, a Takayama carver, at the end of the Edo period. Ryonaga was fascinated by carving from an early age, and in his 20s he visited carvers all over Japan and honed his skills while studying the carvings of shrines and temples. When he returned to Takayama, he had a fateful encounter with the yew tree, a symbol of Hida. I fell in love with the beautiful yew wood, even without painting it, and came up with the idea of ​​Ichiichi Ittobori. As the years pass, the color and luster of the wood's skin and grain deepen, and it becomes a beautiful amber color. In addition to traditional netsuke, ornaments, and tea ceremony utensils, in recent years we have also been producing works tailored to the times.