Tsugaru lacquerware

About Tsugaru lacquerware

Tsugaru lacquerware originated in the Edo period (1603-1868), when the lord of the Hirosaki Domain (now part of Aomori Prefecture) invited a lacquer artisan from Wakasa Province (now Fukui Prefecture). In the Meiji period (1868-1912), Tsugaru lacquerware grew into a major local industry after the establishment of a lacquerware factory and a cooperative association. Tsugaru lacquerware gained worldwide recognition after it was exhibited at the Vienna World Exposition in 1873.
●Designated as a Traditional Craft of Japan in 1975

Tsugaru lacquerware Creator

CRAFTS CREATOR

白川勝義

Katsuyoshi Shirakawa
今年人

Toshihito Kon
坂本彰彦

Akihiko Sakamoto
蒔苗太

Futoshi Makanae
鈴木滋

Shigeru Suzuki
工藤健藏

Kenzou Kudo

Tsugaru lacquerware Works

WORKS