Marking Tools [Sumikake-dougu]
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7Column： Shape of ink pot
1.Ink pots and vermilion pots
In Japan, the ink line remains in the original material of Horyuji Temple, so it is probable that ink pots were already used around this time. It seems that the original form is that the two arms that fix the part where the thread is wound from the pot, and a car that winds the thread is attached to it. This is called "butt split type" by the previous scholar.
The ink pot excavated from the Ene archeological site in Hyogo Prefecture around the 8th century has a butt split shape. In addition, the "Forgot ink pot", which is thought to be from the Middle Ages discovered at the Nandaimon of Todaiji Temple, is also split-shaped.
How to ink using a ink pot requires advanced knowledge and skills. It is thought that it was secretly treated until the Middle Ages, but as carpenter technology gradually diffuses, box-shaped ink pots that fix the thread wheel on the cut-out part, and ink pots with carved objects It is thought that have come to be used.
Also, unlike other carpentry tools, the ink pot was used to be made by carpenters in the past. Therefore, it can be said to be the only tool that shows the design power and dexterity of the carpenter.
8th-century ink pot (reproduction, around the 8th century, Ene archeological site in Hyogo Prefecture)
Inkpot and Bamboo Pen discovered from Todaiji Minamidaimon (reproduction, 13th to 14th centuries, Todaiji Temple, Nara Prefecture)
Various ink pots (1) [Hiroshima type, shamisen type, biwa type from the back left. Genji type, young leaf type, boat type from the front left
Various ink pots (2) [Koi type, crane turtle type, turtle type from the back left. Shrimp type, single character type, Junichi character type from the front left
※ The format name may vary depending on the classification method and region.
- ＊The contents of this page are excerpts from "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Collection No. 5: Ruler Sumikake, Marking Gauge, Drills".
- ＊The names used in the museum are mainly based on the names of tools used in the Kansai region. The name of the tool may be different depending on the region or researcher.