【伝統製法】日本最古の製墨会社・古梅園で見る油煙墨づくり

A Channel Exploring Japanese and Asian Culture — “Culture Department Store” by Seitaro Yamazaki The theme for this time is "Ink." To learn about the ink used in art, including by Yamazaki, we head to Nara, where over 90% of solid ink is produced. We visit Kokubaien, Japan's oldest ink-making company, and observe the traditional process of making oil soot ink. We explore the mystical smoke collection process and the drying technique that uses ash replenished only once every several decades, experiencing ink-making techniques passed down for about 450 years. #Nara #Tradition #Ink #Kokubaien #CulturalDepartmentStore #seitarodesign #spro #奈良 #伝統 #墨 #古梅園 #文化百貨店 #セイタロウデザイン #エスプロ --- Profile: Seitaro Yamazaki Founder of Seitaro Design Inc. Graduated from Rikkyo University and holds a Master of Arts from Kyoto University of the Arts. Specializes in branding, art direction across graphic, web, spatial, and product design. Winner of numerous domestic and international awards and has served as a judge and advisor for various design competitions. Major projects include: Tokyo 2020 Olympics & Paralympics award ceremony design, Nara Prison redevelopment masterplan, JR West, Starbucks Coffee, Kohmi Hirose, and Daikanyama ASO. Since 2018, he has been creating contemporary art to express things beyond the realm of design, working in sculpture, installations, video, painting, and media art. His work explores the beauty of ambiguity, transience, and the unspoken. He has exhibited in group shows across London, New York, Venice, Washington DC, and more. Recent solo and group exhibitions include TIME SPILLED OVER (BlueLineArts / California, 2023), Transcending Art, Cross-Boundary Design (Spiral Garden, Tokyo), Galerija Vrba (Bosnia-Herzegovina), and Hošek Contemporary (Berlin, 2024). An upcoming solo exhibition is scheduled at K11 ART CENTER in Shanghai (2025). He regularly appears as a commentator on “News Caster” (TBS), “Bankisha!” (NTV), and “Ohayo Asahi Desu” (ABC). Books: In Praise of Shadow (Keyaki Publishing), Yohaku Shikō (Nikkei BP). Instagram   / seitaroy   Seitaro Design Group https://seitaro.group/ Official Website https://seitaroyamazaki.com/