Kimio Onodera / Lacquerware

Born in 1944, a lacquer craftsman from Kesennuma. From the age of 16, he studied under Mr. Goichi Sawaguchi of Ryubundo in Naruko and his son Shigeru, and Mr. Manemon Tezuka of Hirasawa Kiso, and became independent in 1988. Run Urushi Koubou, a lacquer workshop.

We continue to make lacquerware not only for special purposes, but for everyday tools, while valuing "more durable, more beautiful, and easier to use."


・Designer: Kimio Onodera ・Country/City: Japan/Naruko