Traditional Crafts NFT - Part 2: Introduction of Works➀

2022年10月18日 00:06

Introduction

Hello everyone, it has been a while.
This is the TRADITIONAL CRAFTS NFT management team.

On Monday, October 24, 2022, we released the second round of the TRADITIONAL CRAFTS NFT.
As with the first release, designers who agreed with the vision of this project were involved in the project from the concept stage, and we have created a wonderful work of art that we are very attached to.

The second release of the TRADITIONAL CRAFTS NFT will consist of a total of 500 NFTs made from 20 types of traditional crafts from all over Japan.
Please take a look at them with excitement as if you are looking for a treasure.

【The privilege of purchasing NFTs of traditional crafts for our 2nd release】
We will invite you to our community for NFT purchasers only.
In addition, you will have the right to propose and decide how to use the proceeds from the NFT.
※You may have a wonderful encounter with friends who have gathered around the keywords "traditional crafts" and "NFT.

Now, please enjoy the introduction of the works for 20 days starting today.
The memorable first day is "Nishijin ori".

Introduction of the creators

Mizuka Yamada(Facebook)

<Career>
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Design, and worked as a UI/UX designer at Takram.
While mainly designing and creating websites and digital products, she also engages in creative activities such as drawing.

Comment from the creator

In Japan, it is said that tools that have been used for 100 years acquire spirituality and become deities of mourning, and since the Muromachi period, they have been depicted in otogi-zoshi or fairy tales, and have become familiar to people.
Crafts that have been used and embedded in people's daily lives since ancient times may have also become tsukemogami without our noticing.
In this issue of NFT, we are trying to imagine 20 traditional crafts from all over Japan as Tsukumogami(gods of mourning).
Please take a look and see if there is a Tsukemogami to your liking.

Introduction of each work

Nishijin ori

This silk fabric is made in the northwestern part of Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
■Made in
Kyoto
■Origin
Nishijin is the name of the northwestern part of Kyoto (Kamigyo and Kita wards), and textiles produced by weavers in Nishijin are called Nishijin ori. The name Nishijin-ori originated in the Kofun period, when the Nishijin textile industry was restarted in Nishijin, the site of the headquarters of the western army during the Onin War in Kyoto in the Muromachi period.
■Characteristics
Nishijin ori is characterized by the production of many varieties in small quantities. Major products produced by Nishijin ori include "tsumugi," woven with fine silk, "hon-shibo-ori," a crepe-like fabric generally called "ozoshi," and "fudori," which can express different color patterns on the front and back sides.
Another appeal of these fabrics is that they are dyed first and then woven, making them stronger and less prone to wrinkling than the more common dyeing method, post-dyeing.

In closing

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