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VILLAGE Report #Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware

A hammered copper kettle

VILLAGE Report vol.15 Niigata Prefecture | Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware, Vessels Hammered from a Single Copper Sheet

Tsubame Tsuiki copperware is made by hammering a seamless single sheet of copper into teapots and kettles. Passed down for more than 200 years in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, it was designated a national traditional craft in 1981. This article begins our Chubu series.

VILLAGE Report vol.15 Niigata Prefecture | Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware, Vessels Hammered from a Single Copper Sheet

Tsubame Tsuiki copperware is made by hammering a seamless single sheet of copper into teapots and kettles. Passed down for more than 200 years in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, it was designated a national traditional craft in 1981. This article begins our Chubu series.