Aizu Lacquerware Chopsticks – Two-Tone Maple Leaf Design (Engravable)

Aizu lacquerware, which has continued since the Muromachi period, was also exported overseas with permission from the shogunate in the mid-Edo period.

How about personalized chopsticks, which are also popular as gifts?

About the Production Area: Aizu Lacquerware

The origins of Aizu lacquerware trace back to the Muromachi period, when the cultivation of lacquer trees was encouraged. By the mid-Edo period, Aizu lacquerware gained official approval from the shogunate for overseas export.

Famous examples of Aizu craftsmanship include chopsticks featuring the Aizu-e design, inspired by motifs of pine, bamboo, and plum; tsuishu lacquer chopsticks with carved patterns; and the distinctive kanemushi-nuri technique, characterized by its unique spotted pattern.