Edo Furin-Blow Your Own Glass Wind Chime
Yutaka Shinohara is one of the few people in Japan who continues on the ancient tradition of making hand-blown glass wind chimes or Edo Furin. After the hand-blown glass balls are created they are then painted on the inside to create one of a kind pieces of art. Shinohara-san has been blowing glass furin for 45 years and you can visit his studio, Shinohara Furin Hompo, to see the process in action and even make one of your own!
Edo Furin were made as far back as 1600 and are thought to have been brought to Japan from China. …read more
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