Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Red / 銀雅堂 招き猫 AP7-1320 resulting in a harmonious blend

resulting in a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity

inspired by the natural colour of spun flax linen

four flower petals bloom in strong

Seito is the fourth generation of her family to carry this technique

and purity

Metal Alloy Ornament with Urushi Paint - Lucky Cat - Red / 銀雅堂 招き猫 AP7-1320 resulting in a harmonious blendTakaoka is Japans metal city. For over four hundred years, its foundries have cast everything from temple bells to tea ceremony vessels, and the citys craftspeople have built a quiet, unshakeable reputation for knowing what metal can do. NAGAE has been part of that story since 1954 not as a museum piece, but as a working manufacturer that continues to carry the material forward. What makes NAGAE especially compelling is the way this long metalworking