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Study on the Bent Wood Chair Industry in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12660154
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 林産学
Research InstitutionKyushu Institute of Design

Principal Investigator

ISHIMURA Shinnichi  Faculty of Design, Kyushu Institute of Design, Professor, 芸術工学部, 教授 (20294994)

Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Keywordswood product culture / bent wood processing / bent wood furniture / beech trees / sleighs / 木材工芸 / 家具 / 曲木 / トーネット
Research Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify how bent-wood chairs developed in Austria during the mid-19^th> century were introduced into Japan and developed here. The method used in this study was to collect documentary materials which were verified through field surveys.
During 2000 we performed field surveys of bent-wood furniture makers, who had been referred in documentary materials, in Hiroshima, Tottori, Hyogo, Osaka, Nara, Akita, and Miyagi. During 2001, we further surveyed bent-wood furniture makers in Hokkaido, Nagano, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Osaka. As a result, the following are our findings.
The bent-wood industry in Japan has its origin in sleigh making. It was in the 10s of the Meiji era (1880s) in Hokkaido when the chief of Hokkaido Settlement and Development Organization hired sleigh makers from Russia, thus the bent-wood processing technique took root there.
In Tokyo, Yodobashi Mageki (bent-wood) Factory was established in 1897, but no bent-wood chairs were produced. Tokyo … More Mageki Factory was established in 1905, but regular production of bent-wood chairs was realized only in 1907. In Osaka, Izumi Mageki Factory was established in 1907, that produced bent-wood chairs as it's main product. We can conclude, therefore, that mass production of bent-wood chairs in Japan started in 1907.
The forestry experiment station of the Forestry Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce started a bent-wood chair making experiment in 1907. Devices used in bending wood used in the forestry experiment station were transferred to the state-operated Kajiyazawa Seizaisho sawmill in Miyagi in 1909, and later loaned to Akita Mokko Co., Ltd. established in 1911.
During the Taisho era (1912-1926), 15 bent-wood furniture makers were inaugurated in Tottori, Shizuoka, Hokkaido, Nagano, Gifu, Gifu, Hiroshima, Nara, Hyogo, and Osaka. Out of bent-wood furniture makers established in the Meiji and Taisho eras, only two makers, Akita Mokko Co., Ltd. and Hida Sangyo Co., Ltd., are producing bent-wood chairs at the present. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 石村真一: "地方の曲木家具企業におけるベンチャー的要因"デザイン学研究特集号. 31. 52-59 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石村真一, 田村良一: "秋田木工株式会社の設立と曲木家具製作技術の導入"デザイン学研究. 148. 103-112 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石村真一: "秋田木工株式会社における曲木家具の意匠"デザイン学研究第47回研究発表大会概要集. 6-7 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ishimura Shinnichi: "Venture Business Factors in Local Bent wood Furniture Companies"Special Issue of Japanese Society for the Science of Design. 31. 52-59 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ishimura Shinnichi, Tamura Ryoichi: "The Foundation of Akita Mokko Co., Ltd. and the Introduction of the Technique for Manufacturing Bent Wood Furniture"Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design. 148. 103-112 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ishimura Shinnichi: "Study on the Bent Wood Furniture Design in Akita Mokko Co., Ltd."Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of JSSD. 6-8 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石村真一: "秋田木工株式会社における曲木家具の意匠"デザイン研究第47回研究発表大会概要集. 6-7 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石村真一: "地方の曲木家具企業におけるベンチャー的要因"デザイン学研究特集号. 31号. 52-59 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石村真一, 田村良一: "秋田木工株式会社の設立と曲木家具製作技術の導入"デザイン学研究. 148号. 103-112 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石村真一: "秋田木工株式会社における曲木家具の意匠"デザイン学研究第47回研究発表大会紀要集. 6-7 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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