Workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum Collection

Namikawa’s workshop specialized in producing luxury vessels and objects. Selected artisans worked under divisions but Namikawa himself ensured the firing was properly done. The small bottles seen in the back contained glazes. At the workshop delicate, unique designs were produced using delicate wire embedding technique and various glazes. Today, the Namikawa Cloisonné Museum stands where the workshop once stood and visitors can get a glimpse of how cloisonné ware was once produced here.