Tamura Shippo Kogei is a cloisonné atelier in Shippo-cho, Ama, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1883, it has passed its craft down through five generations in the same place, and every vase, framed picture and piece of jewelry is still made entirely by hand.
Colors that never fade. One of a kind in the world.
For five generations since 1883, Tamura Shippo has made cloisonné in Shippo-cho, Ama — the heartland of Owari cloisonné. We keep making because we want to hand this beautiful tradition, designated a Traditional Craft of Japan, on to the next generation.
Cloisonné is a craft of drawing with fine silver wire, laying glass enamel one color at a time, and firing the piece again and again. Nothing is left to chance: color, line and luster are all deliberately designed. That is why each finished piece is truly one of a kind.
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Inherit
The skill and the eye refined in one place for more than 140 years, handed from parent to child and from master to apprentice.
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Design
The color we imagine, in the place we imagine it. Every step is intentional, so that no piece is an accident.
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Keep challenging
While protecting traditional technique, we renew patterns, designs and the ways we share our work with each era.
Business
Making, delivering and sharing cloisonné.
Our work falls into four areas.
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Cloisonné works
From vases and large works to framed pictures and jewelry, every piece is handmade by our artisans. We sell through our official online shop and at department-store exhibitions across Japan.
Commemorative pieces and official gifts for companies, organizations and public institutions, anniversaries and family milestones — made to order, even as a single piece. Past work includes an official gift from Aichi Prefecture at Rally Japan and a piece celebrating a Disney and Pixar film.
A full-day, small-group workshop taught directly by our artisans, using the same tools we use every day. Three courses — accessory, framed picture and metalwork — by reservation only.
Lectures and talk events, television, newspapers and magazines, and collaborations with brands and official licensed products — we also work to share the appeal of cloisonné beyond the atelier.
Our atelier sits in quiet countryside surrounded by rice fields. It is not open for general visits, and the making experience is by reservation only. For purchases, commissions, press or speaking requests, please contact us by email — English is welcome.
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