著者

内藤 郁夫

出版者

九州産業大学

雑誌

九州産業大学芸術学部研究報告 (ISSN:02867818)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.38, pp.171-180, 2007

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Shonai district (Tsuruoka and Sakata cities), Aizuwakamatsu city, and Nagaoka city are well known as production places of Japanese traditional picture drawn candles, so-called "E-ROUSOKUs". Now a day, because only five craft men produce the E-ROUSOKU by traditional method, it is afraid to lose the technology. I studied its history, manufacturing technique, and uses. They were developed until the middle of 18th century in Shonai district. The technique of the production passed from Aizuwakamatsu city to Nagaoka city. Etsukeshi's, painters, drew typical pictures on the candle surface after Gojiru coating. And then, the candle surface was over-coated by breached wax. The E-ROUSOKUs were used chiefly for offerings of feudal load, souvenirs, and Buddhist services in Edo-era.