Master Hands in History

Yamanaka has given birth to many master hands. Unfortunately, not all of their work remains today. However, we can see the excellence of their skills from the remaining work and collections in museums.
This page introduces the craftsmen who played important roles in the history of Yamanaka lacquerware.
There have been many other people not mentioned here who contributed to the status of Yamanaka as a major production site of lacquerware.
 
Woodturning
 Heibei Minoya
 Uhei Aratani
 Seizo Mimasuya
 Shogoro Matsuno
 Mankichi Sawada
 Ryotaro Tsuiki
Hair lacquer
 Tozaburo Takeuchi
  Yujo Goto the First
Lacquer art
 Yoshizo Aizuya
 Kahei Kasaya
 Rokuemon Echizenya
 Nisaburo Tanaka