26196 Baccarat Glass Cut Red Plate (Harumi Shoten Box)

Height 6.4cm
Width 29.8cm

About Baccarat Glass Cut Glass
"Giyaman Kiriko ware" refers to Baccarat crystal glass pieces that require particularly advanced techniques. They are characterized by deep, sharp cuts and various designs that are ingeniously combined.

The origin and development of Harumi Shoten
Encounter with Baccarat products in Japan during the Meiji period
Tojiro Harumi, the third generation owner of Harumi Shoten, was a tea master and art dealer active from the end of the Meiji period through to the Taisho period. The history of Harumi Shoten began in 1901 (Meiji 34), when Tojiro was impressed by a European-made Baccarat crystal he received as a souvenir from a relative.

Communicating Japanese aesthetics to Baccarat
Fascinated by the beautiful sparkle of crystal, Tōjirō came up with the idea of ​​using this Western tableware for Japanese tea ceremonies and began importing it. However, Tōjirō felt that Baccarat tableware, designed for the spacious rooms of Europe, would not suit the small tea rooms of Japan, so he began commissioning Baccarat to manufacture tea utensils of his own design. This marked the birth of Baccarat products incorporating the uniquely Japanese aesthetic known as "Shunkai-gōmi."

Design incorporating Japanese aesthetics
Tojiro Harumi asked Baccarat to create traditional Japanese patterns such as the "Thousand Lines" pattern of lacquerware and the "Arrow Pattern" of Edo Kiriko. To meet this request, Baccarat developed special techniques to express Japanese aesthetics in crystal glass. For example, the "Thousand Lines" pattern was created by coating the surface of the crystal with wax, then carving lines with a thin needle while rotating it on a potter's wheel, and then dipping it in acid to bring out the delicate pattern.