Futagami is a brass lifestyle brand launched in 2009 by Futagami Co., Ltd., a foundry established in 1897, together with designer Masanori Oji.
Takaoka copperware is a traditional craft that has been handed down in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, for approximately 400 years. Brass has been used in a variety of fields, including architectural hardware, ship fittings, and furniture fittings. It also has a long history as a material for arts and crafts and Buddhist altar fittings because of the soft texture and elegant luster of the material.
The more you use brass, the more its surface oxidizes and develops a unique flavor, making it a material that will fit in with your daily life over time. Why don't you feel the desire to cherish and watch over it like a treasure that has been by your side since childhood, as time passes?
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This brass and cast-skin paperweight is exactly the size of a walnut and fits comfortably in the hand. They are polyhedral, but all surfaces are parallel, so they are easy to lift when held in the hand.
Only two surfaces (parallel surfaces) are hairline. Video
Size: About 38x46xH35mm Weight: About 215g
Price: 3,830 JPY
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Paperweight Hishigata
Only two surfaces (parallel surfaces) are hairline.
Size: About 49x35xH33mm Weight: About 235g
Price: 4,010 JPY
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Paperweight Shikaku Popular
Only two surfaces (parallel surfaces) are hairline.
Size: About 35x35xH35mm Weight: About 312g
Price: 4,170 JPY
The traditional brass coloring technique, "kuromura," which has been cultivated by Takaoka Foundry, gives the appearance of an ancient excavation.
Unlike ordinary painting or plating, it is not uniform, and each piece has its own expression, creating a warm and antique metal look. As it ages with use, the taste and color deepens and settles into a deep color similar to that of cast brass.
Kuromura is colored with a lacquer-based paint mixed with pigments, and then "ohaguro" is rubbed in with a brush while applying heat to give it an even and expressive appearance. This coloring technique has been handed down from generation to generation in the Takaoka Foundry, which has long been involved in the production of Buddhist ritual utensils and statues.
Founded in 1897 in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Utilizing the casting technology used to make Buddhist altarware, the company launched the brass household goods brand "FutagamiI" with designer Masanori Oji in 2009. The brand is currently exported and sold in approximately 25 countries.
