Edo Tegaki Chochin

Hand-Painted Paper Lanterns

Paper and bamboo craft represent the traditional Japanese paper lanterns. It is also known as a symbol of the Kaminarimon Gate of Sensoji Temple. Lantern making, which is a division of work from the Edo era, lantern craftsmen in Tokyo purchase the firebox, which put Washi paper to bamboo sticks, and the main job in completing a lantern is writing a character or family crest.

Drawing this lantern characters, a kind of Edo characters that follow in the wake of Kanteiryu, is said to be the most difficult in making lanterns.

The lantern is not only used for lighting in the old days, but for greetings and cues and also as a symbol well established in people's life during unique atmospheres like festivals and related events.
An original paper lantern with family crests and names are made at present, and they have also become popular as new interior items as well as for traditional.

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