English translation of Fukada Woodworks introduction text(深田木工所の紹介文英語訳)

Company Overview

 

Company Name: Fukada Woodworks

 

Established: 1964

 

President: Tsune Fukada

 

Business: Manufacturing and sales of mokugyo

 

Location: 4-11-4 Emukai-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya 451-0013

 

Telephone: 052-531-0388

 

Fax: 052-531-0388

 

Email: fukadayu@fine.ocn.ne.jp

 

E-mail: takasi.fukada@gmail.com

 

Contact: Nakaji Fukada

 

Born: February 10, 1973, age 48 Joined Fukada Woodworks in April 2001

 

Certified as a traditional craftsman by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on February 25, 2019

 

Member Introduction

 

Fukada Hisashi (Representative)

 

Fukada Nakaji (Person in charge of this project)

 

Business Contents 1

 

Our company manufactures percussion instruments called mokugyo, which are used in religious ceremonies and music. The materials we use are mainly camphor and mulberry wood, and in the past we have occasionally used keyaki and cork wood.

 

Business Contents 2

 

①-2 Woodwork Manufacturing Process Mokugyo

 

Form 1-(3) Manufacturing Process

 

1 Cutting the log 1

 

2 Making a mold

 

3 Rough cutting

 

4 Shaping

 

Raw materials

 

Camphor, mulberry, keyaki, cork or materials with equivalent quality

 

Business Contents 3

 

Form 1-(3) Manufacturing Process

 

Tools Used

 

①-2 Woodworking Process Mokugyo

 

Hammer

 

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Plane

 

Chisel

 

3

 

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②-2 Carving process Mokugyo

 

Style 1-(3) Manufacturing process

 

1 Medium carving

 

2 Natural drying

 

3 Design transfer

 

4 Finishing carving

 

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5 Polishing

 

6 Waxapplication

 

7 Sound attachment

 

Raw materials

 

Camphor wood, mulberry, keyaki, cork

 

Business Contents 5

 

Form 1-(3) Manufacturing Process Tools Used

 

②-2 Carving Process Mokugyo

 

Chies

 

5

 

Medium Carving Chisel

 

Hammer

 

6

 

Carving Knife

 

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History, Corporate History, Regional Characteristics 1

 

History of the Mokugyo Wikipedia source The prototype of the mokugyo is the "gyoban" (fish drum) used in Zen temples.

 

There are mokugyo from the Muromachi period in Japan, but it was Ingen Ryūki, who came from China at the beginning of the Edo period, who first began to use them in earnest.

The Obaku sect he introduced uses all kinds of instruments, including mokugyo.

 

History, Company History, Regional Characteristics 2

 

Company History Kenji Fukada becomes an apprentice to the master Kenji Fukada (first generation) goes independent and later founded the company in 1964 Tsune Fukada (second generation) joins the company Starts carving dragons on mokugyo Sold instruments as percussion instruments for a while Makes mulberry mokugyo

 

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Makes mokugyo with crystal Nakaji Fukada (third generation) joins the company Certified as a traditional craftsman for traditional crafts designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on February 25, 2019 History, Company History, and Regionality 3 Company History May 2021- February 2022 With the support of the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Crafts Industry, and with the help of producer Keisuke Otani and designer Motonori Katsuyama, a wooden product for the general public, a percussion instrument (object), named Mokugyo by Fukada Woodworking, was produced. 2023 Our product, named Mokugyo by Fukada Woodworking, was selected for the 3rd Japanese Culture Grand Prix, organized by the Japanese Culture Promotion Project. Our company's features: 1- Wehave been making Buddhist mokugyo using traditional methods for three generations. In particular, we use a special tool (a hammering chisel, a long-handled chisel) to carve out the inside of a block of wood (for example, to create a shape like an egg shell). This requires difficult control of the amount of force.- When you strike a mokugyo (percussion instrument), multiple sounds are produced at once due to the reverberation inside the mokugyo. Depending on the timing of the sounds reaching your ears, they can be a cohesive, resonant, and comfortable sound, or they can sound out of sync and sound harsh. We adjust these sounds to a cohesive, resonant sound. Our Features 2- Weuse Japanese wood.- Wecarve from a single block of wood. How to use the product ◎UseasaBuddhist altar item. ◎Useasapercussion instrument. ◎Useasanobjet d'art. ◎Thesound that comes from the wood has a warmth to it, so you may want to use it when you want to relax or meditate.

 

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History, company history, and regional characteristics What is Owari Buddhist altar equipment? Source: Owari Buddhist Altar Equipment Technology Preservation Society Official Website, Kogei Japan As the times change, it has developed into a technology that represents the region. Owari Buddhist altar equipment is made in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and its neighboring areas (Owari region). Owari Buddhist altar equipment is mainly made of wooden lacquered products, and began to be produced in the Nagoya Castle area along with Buddhist altars from the early Edo period, and in the late Edo period, it developed as a side job for lower-ranking samurai. At that time, high-quality cypress wood produced in Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture, was transported from the Kiso River down to Ise Bay and then transported to Nagoya via Horikawa River. After the Meiji period, wholesalers became the core, and these high-quality materials were used to mass-produce a wide variety of high-quality Buddhist altar equipment through a division of labor system among highly skilled craftsmen. Because Owari is located in the center of Japan and the wholesalers were powerful, Owari Buddhist altar equipment became widely distributed throughout the country. In particular, mokugyo and round metal stand are now only produced in the Owari region of Japan. They have unique techniques such as "sakuwari" bending the axis of the mokubana and "juoshi" placing gold leaf. In addition to Buddhist altar implements, they also produce Shinto implements and festival implements.

 

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