Hello everyone.
The scorching heat continues, which makes it hard to believe that we are in the middle of the rainy season.
How are you doing?
The new banknotes have been issued and are now starting to appear around town.
At Ichibankan, we have been giving change in new bills for several decades, so we immediately have the customer exchange the money at the bank and give them new bills with new currency notes.
When it comes to Shibusawa Eiichi, whose work is featured on the 10,000 yen bill this time, the work that comes to mind is "The Analects and the Abacus."
It started to attract attention a few years ago when it was featured in NHK's historical drama, and it seems likely that people will be reexamining its altruistic way of thinking once again.
Whether it's store management or revitalization of the local area, we want to maintain high ethical standards to keep the economy going and ensure that our customers are as satisfied as possible with their shopping.
It seems that we are entering an era where it will become increasingly important to be able to deliver quality products at reasonable prices.
It is with this determination that I intend to select the pieces, and this week, in order to be sure of greatness, I will be introducing a new sake cup by the 14th generation Nakazato Tarouemon, as well as a large plate in a completely new genre called the "Korean-e Karatsu Plate."
Among the potters of Karatsu, Tarouemon-sensei is known for his particularly ambitious works. He applies straw ash glaze to his Ekaratsu pieces,
A work that combines Korean Karatsu art has never been seen before.
What makes a good piece of pottery is an eternal theme for me.
I would like to continue doing business with my own sense of morality.
This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but after this heatwave, it looks like we'll still have some rain before the rainy season ends.
Please be careful of heatstroke and flooding, and have a great weekend.
I hope I can see the Milky Way the day after tomorrow!
Owner of Ichibankan
Naoki Sakamoto