篆刻体験（てんこくたいけん）

つくろう！私だけの「はんこ」

錦帯橋創建のヒントを与えた人物、独立性易禅師（どくりゅうしょうえきぜんじ）は「日本篆刻（てんこく）の祖」といわれています。
そのゆかりの地、岩国で篆刻印を作って、岩国の思い出のお土産にしてみませんか。

完成した篆刻印はお土産としてお持ち帰りいただけます。

開催日時

五橋文庫（美術館）開館日（金・土・日・月・火曜日）
時間　10：00～16：00
※上記以外日時でも調整可（応相談）

料　　金（五橋文庫入館料込）

A　石を彫るだけ（所要時間は、30分～1時間くらい）

　Ⅰ　基本コース（大学生300円、高校生以下500円学割）

　　　・1.2cm角に1～2文字　2,500円（入館料込）

　　　・1.5cm角に1～2文字　3,000円（入館料込）

　Ⅱ　オプションコース（大学生300円、高校生以下500円学割）

　　　・2cm角に1～2文字　3,000円、　3～4文字　3,500円

　　　・3cm角に1～2文字　3,500円、　3～4文字　4,000円

　　　・1～2cm角に2～3文字　3,000円

　　　四角の印材（印を彫る材料）を丸い形に彫るなど、輪郭の変更については、別途追加料金500円加算

B　デザインをして、文字入れをし、彫る（所要時間は2時間くらい）

　　字書で篆書を選び、印稿（デザイン）を作って布字（字入れ）をして彫るまでの一連の作業を自分で行う。

　　料金は4,500円～（1.2cm角に1～2文字）※材料の石の大きさを大きくすると、別途追加料金がかかります。　　　　
　　（大学生300円、高校生以下500円学割）

開催場所

篆刻のできる美術館「五橋文庫」
〒741-0081山口県岩国市横山2-4-32
tel　0827-28-5959

予　　約

事前予約をお願いします。（美術館ですので、事前の準備を必要とします）

予約なしの場合は、準備のため少しお時間をいただきますので、ご了承ください。

五橋文庫　0827-28-5959

 

Reservation for Seal Engraving Workshop

 

Monk Dokuryu, who helped inspire the design of Kintai Bridge, is known as the founder of seal engraving in Japan. That’s why the seal engraving workshop is popular in Iwakuni.

 

Wouldn’t you like to make a seal of your own in a luxurious space while looking at artwork? You can take the seal home after making it in the workshop. Don’t forget to bring your glasses if needed since engraving requires some precision work occasionally.

 

Basically, you will engrave one or two Tensho-style Chinese characters on a square stone. The price varies depending on the size of the stone (1.2 cm, 1.5 cm, 2 cm, 1×2 cm, etc.) and the number of characters.

 

<Engraving Experience Workshop Courses>

 

Time required: about 30 minutes to 1 hour

 

1. Basic Course

 

1. ¥2500 — Engrave 1~2 characters on a 1.2 cm square stone

 

1. ¥3000 — Engrave 1~2 characters on a 1.5 cm square stone

 

1. Optional Course

 

1. ¥3500 — Engrave 1~2 characters on a 2 cm square stone

 

1. ¥4000 — Engrave 3~4 characters on a 2 cm square stone

 

1. ¥4000 — Engrave 1~2 characters on a 3 cm square stone

 

1. ¥4500 — Engrave 3~4 characters on a 3 cm square stone

 

1. ¥3500 — Engrave 2~3 characters on a 1×2 cm rectangular stone

 

 

For changes to the outline and shape, such as carving a square stone into a round shape, an additional charge of ¥500 will be added for preparation.

 

Each fee includes the admission fee to the museum. Student discounts: 

¥300 for college students

¥500 for high school students or under

 

 

 

 

< Reservation >

 

Please make a reservation at least one week in advance. Since the engraving workshop takes place in a museum, preparation is needed beforehand.

 

In case you don’t have a reservation, please allow some time for preparation.

 

Feel free to contact us either by phone or by sending the reservation form by email.

Phone: 0827-28-5959 (Oishi)

 

 

Reservation Form

 

Name:

 

E-mail address:

 

Phone number:

 

Desired date(s):

 

Desired course: (ex. II- d)

 

What kind of words do you want to engrave?

Circle the one you are interested or write down a word in a blank.

 

    your name,  name of a flower,  name of an animal,

    words such as  love,  peace,  happiness,  eternity, or

    others ___________________________________

 

The instructor will pick several matching Chinese characters from the dictionary by the workshop day. And you can choose from them when you come in.

 

Either your phone number or email address is required.       

 

We are looking forward to seeing you at the workshop.

  　 Tenkoku and the Kintai Bridge

 

The Kintai Bridge was founded by Hiroyoshi Kikkawa, the third Lord of Iwakuni, with his competent vassals in 1673 in the Edo period.

Monk Dokryu was the person who gave a major clue for the shape of the bridge. He also introduced Tenkoku to Japan.

 

When he first visited Iwakuni, he showed the lord a book called Seiko-yu-ran-shi. The picture of Seiko, a lake in Koushu, in the book inspired him to think of the design of Kintai Bridge.

There were many stone arch bridges connecting a number of small artificial islands in the lake. In the case of Kintai Bridge, the piers were made of piles of stones, laid as strongly and firmly as islands.　The five arch bridges connecting them were built by assembling timbers.

The bridge built in 1673 was so sturdy that it lasted for 277 years without being washed away.　However, in 1950, it was broken by a major typhoon.

Monk Dokryu, thus associated with the pride of Iwakuni, Kintai Bridge, visited here four times as a physician to treat Lord Hiroyoshi.

He also left with us culture in the form of many poems and calligraphies. Furthermore, he became friends with the lord and exchanged letters until he passed away.

 

Monk Dokryu is treasured in Iwakuni as the first person who introduced Tenkoku to Japan.  I hope you will cherish the seal you carved as well as the beautiful Kintai Bridge as a good memory of Iwakuni.

 

Tenkoku Engraving

 

①　Let’s make your own seal—- the only one like it in the world !

 

②　What is a letter or phrase you want to engrave ?

    Tell me your name or your favorite words.

    Now choose the size of the stone.

    Check the price list of the stones.

The prices vary according to the stone size, its kind and the number of

the letters.

    After you decide these, please pay in advance.

 

③　Choose the Kanji characters.

    Do you like the Hakubun style better which leaves the character lines in

white when stamped ?

    Or  the  Shubun style which shows the characters in red ?

    The difference of the two comes out either by carving the character lines

or by leaving those lines and carving off the surroundings.

    For beginners, Hakubun Style is recommended.

 

④    While the characters are written on the stone surface by a teacher,

please look around the exhibition.

 

⑤　Thank you for waiting. Let’s start carving.

    First, let me explain how to carve.

    Are you right-handed or left-handed ?

    I am right-handed. If you are left-handed and watching me, try to think

the reverse way.

　　Hold the engraving knife as if holding a pencil.

    Look at the blade of the engraving tool. The entire edge is sharp.

    To make the initial cut into the stone, press the full length of the blade

into the stone. Don’t use just the corner of the blade, it could slip.

 

 

 

 

Hakubun style

 

 ①　Engrave the black lines ( the characters )

     Place a cut in the middle of the line with the knife so as to get used to

the stone.

     Did you find how soft the stone is ? You can carve it without much

power.

 

     After making the initial cut , you need to make it wider and deeper.

Tilt the blade and push down at an angle to form one side of a v-shaped

groove.

 

②　 Turn the platform holding the stone around and repeat the same

motion,carving the other side of the v-shaped groove.

     The black lines should all be engraved away in the V-shape when seen

from the side.

 

    After repeating this process twice, the depth and width of the grooves

should be enough to stamp clearly.

    Tell me when all of the black lines are carved away and raw stone is left

exposed.

 

③　After carving ,　wipe the stone surface with a wet tissue paper and then

with a dry cloth.

    Put on the ink.

    Hold the stone tight and stamp it firmly on the paper .

    When you take it off the paper , do it slowly.

 

Good job !

 

You can stamp it on whatever you like , such as washi-paper or cards.

After stamping , take the ink off the stone surface cleanly.

Enjoy using inks of various colors.

 

It’s the beautiful stamp you carved—–the only one like it in the world !

 

Shubun Style  ( leaving the letter lines )

 

①　The letters are written in red.

    Leave the red lines and take off the background in black.

 

    A right-handed person will place the blade slanted on the left side of a

red line.

    Always tilt the blade away from the red lines.

 

    A left-handed person will place the blade on the right side of a red line

 and slant the edge slightly.

 

②　Carve the black parts between the red lines in V-shape. Engraving the

blank space is not the same as carving the lines of letters. It is advisable

 to get used to the hardness of the stone at first by engraving the wide

blank space.

 

③　Try to carve the both sides of the letter lines cleanly and leave the red

 lines clearly .

    Tell me when you have no more black parts left.

    Now we will try to stamp your seal.