From February 7 to 15, 2026, an interior item exhibition and sales event based on Kyoto craftsmanship was held at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles, USA.
We were also given the opportunity to exhibit, and created works that incorporate techniques using gold leaf and gold mud under the theme of “weather.”
For each piece, we carefully developed a concept specifically for this occasion, and skilled artisans used traditional techniques such as gilding, sunago (gold sprinkling), and kirikane (cut gold) for the decoration.
Here, we introduce some of the techniques and materials used, in the hope that they will serve as inspiration for your own creations.
For more detailed information in English, please visit this page.
Shade made with Japanese paper and gold leaf
「Angel ladder」
Materials used: Gold leaf 24K, 22.66K, 18.12K
*Different purity foils were used to create a three-dimensional effect with light.
「Rain and Puddle」
Materials used: Blue oxidized silver leaf
Flower vase with various gold leaf decorations
＜GILDING＞
「MOON GOLDEN」
Materials used: Urushi and gold leaf 22.66
「MOON PLATINUM 」
Materials used: Urushi and Platinum leaf
＜ SUNAGO＞
「STARDUST」
Materials used: Gold flakes 22.66K
「MIST」
Materials used: Nikawa glue and Platinum flakes
＜ KIRIKANE＞
Materials used: Nikawa glue and gold leaf 22.66K
