The handcrafted Japanese Paper Art Lamp comes from Fukui (Echizen) in Japan, two and half hours away from the old capital Kyoto.\u00a0 These exquisite art lamps with “Echizen Washi” paper shades still have their paper made using traditional methods.\u00a0 Paper is created by boiling tree bark, and combined with natural gluing agents, using techniques handed down to families and communities since 6th century. \u00a0Functional, durable and beautiful, \u201cEchizen Papers\u201d have always been known for their quality. \u00a0Japanese currency notes have been praised for being one of the most difficult money notes to forge. \u00a0When Japanese government produced the very first modern paper notes, it was Echizen artisan makers that they have chosen to advise and supervise the process. \u00a0The techniques you can see in Japanese notes where patterns are seen through super thin papers originate in the Echizen area of Japan. The bank of Japan in fact had a regional devision in Echizen and was making 100 yen and 1,000 yen notes here until 1940.<\/p>\n
The Osada family have been perfecting the art of making Japanese ‘washi’ paper crafts since 1909. \u00a0While they still produce top quality traditional decorative paper doors, and keep challenging their boundaries as a group of artists. \u00a0Their innovative efforts have been recognised by top fashion designers.\u00a0 Their haute couture paper dress has captivated admiring crowds at fashion shows in Paris and Rome, and is now displayed at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. \u00a0Their large and dynamic paper installations have been decorated in a hallway of a high end Tokyo department store that boasts 70,000 visitors a day.<\/p>\n
These lamps are highly artistic and original and they are made to order.\u00a0 The lamps take about a month to make. \u00a0The carefully calculated amount of light coming through beautifully designed patterns is just exquisite and the warm hand crafted white paper is easy to colour-coordinate with any space. \u00a0Please note the product photographed is Size Medium.<\/p>\n
Specifications Size Medium<\/strong> Size Small<\/strong> The handcrafted Japanese Paper Art Lamp comes from Fukui (Echizen) in Japan, two and half hours away from the old capital Kyoto.\u00a0 These exquisite art lamps with “Echizen Washi” paper shades still have their paper made using traditional methods.\u00a0 Paper is created by boiling tree bark, and combined with natural gluing agents, using techniques handed down to families and communities since 6th century. \u00a0Functional, durable and beautiful, \u201cEchizen Papers\u201d have always been known for their quality. The carefully calculated amount of warm light coming through its beautiful patterns is just exquisite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[46,45],"product_tag":[91,113,115,116,114,117],"class_list":["post-431","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-home-furnishings","product_cat-homewares","product_tag-japan","product_tag-lamp","product_tag-paper-craft","product_tag-paper-shades","product_tag-washi","product_tag-washi-lamp","pa_brand-sukiakari-japanese-washi-art-lamp","entry","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>Size Large<\/strong>
\nDiameter 30cm \u00d7 Height 130cm, 4.5kg<\/p>\n
\nDiameter 26cm \u00d7 Height 95cm, 3.1kg<\/p>\n
\nDiameter 20cm \u00d7 Height 65cm, 2.5kg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"