Tour of the lacquer artist Takayama Naoya's workshop and experience coaster foil stamping

[Highlights] ・Tour the workshop while listening to a talk by award-winning lacquer artist Takayama Naoya, who is also the creator of the works presented to the world leaders and their spouses at the 2024 G7 Hiroshima Summit. ・Experience foil stamping on a coaster using the techniques of Hiroshima Buddhist altar artisans, a designated traditional craft, and take it home on the same day. ・Get special access to a workshop that is normally closed to the public. [Schedule] 10:00 Workshop tour at Takayama Kiyoshi Workshop (1F Hiroshima Buddhist Altar, 2F Art Gallery) Experience gold leaf stamping on a coaster at the workshop Finish at 12:00 *If there are more than 10 people, the workshop tour and experience can be rotated *Start time can be accommodated upon request *Can also be held in the morning or afternoon (from 13:00) [Details] After touring the workshop and hearing directly from Takayama Naoya, who created the works presented to the leaders of each country at the G7 Hiroshima Summit, experience gold leaf stamping on an original lacquer coaster made by Takayama using the gold leaf technique of Hiroshima Buddhist altars, a traditional Hiroshima craft. Takayama was born as the fourth generation of a maker of Hiroshima Buddhist altars, a traditional Hiroshima craft, and creates works that pursue the beauty of Japan and inherit the traditional lacquer painting techniques that have been honed over generations. Although Hiroshima experienced an atomic bomb, the techniques that have been passed down since the Edo period have been passed down uninterrupted to the present day.