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Yoh Kakuda

I wanted to make something of wood for a long time.
I want to make products which make you smile.
If you enjoy it , I'm very glad.

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KOUME

KY-16 This work was designed as a Christmas present for 2011.

This is a secret box in the shape of an elephant.
Once, there was an elephant, Umeko at the foot of Odawara Castle.
She reached the age of sixty but passed away after that.
However people remember her well.
Koume is like Umeko's child for me.
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Created : 09/2011

Size : 125~53~80 mm

Material :  cherry

Skunk Attack

KY-15 It is so terrible smell.
It is a special attack which everyone is scared.
If he knocks on the ground with his foerfoot,
if he put up his tail and show you his buttock,it is dangerous.
Please do not approach!

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Created : 03/2011

Size : 160~56~85 mm

Material :  wendge, Cucumber tree,  shiuri cherry

Miss Yamori

KY-14 "Yamori" means gecko in Japanese. A gecko is calmly resting on the box.
The gecko is a symbol of wisdom, agility and adaptability.
They are considered to be the mark of good luck.
What will you put into the box which is protected by the gecko?

Created : 02/2011

Size : 100~80~70 mm

Material :  shiuri cherry, Japanese torreya, magnolia

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KIBOKO

K-13 This work was designed as a Christmas present for 2010.

A hippopotamus is KIBOKO in Swahili.
I like the sound of it.
I wanted to express the shape of a hippopotamus by one plate.
So it became such a structure.
This is a secret box of a hippopotamus.

Created : 10/2010

Size : 41~105~61 mm

Material : walnut

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Desert moon

KY-12-2

This is a remade version of KY-12.
Night desert, the Sphinx with a funny face, the mystery pyramid and
sleeping camel.
And then......?

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Created : 9/2010

Size : 57~153~87 mm

Material : maple, Japanese Torreya, walnut, etc.

Desert moon

KY-12

This is a limited work for Matsumoto crafts fair and International puzzle
event.
Night desert , the Sphinx of a funny face , the mystery pyramid and
sleeping camel.
And then......?
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Created : 5/2010

Size : 153~45~85 mm

Material : karin, shiuri cherry, keyaki (zelkova)

  

Pancake House

KY-11

It was gAutomatah that helped me decide to become a craftswoman.

 Automata has many gears. They are moving and moving, and then the story starts. The sound of moving wood pleases me. This time, I made a work that was mixed the Automata and Karakuri Box.

Created : 4/2010

Size : 138~84~149 mm

Material : keyaki(zelkova), teak, oak, shiuri cherry

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Anteater

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KY-10

This work was designed as a Christmas present for 2009.

When I understood the habits of anteaters I felt nostalgic.
They are not the same as humans and they live a different life, but I felt a certain humanism in them, and made this work.

Created : 10/2009

Size : 44 x 175 x 40 mm

Material : burs wood, karin

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Secret Stripes

KY-9


This secret box was mixed up with a zebra.

 The secret is cleaverly disguised.



‚breated : 08/2009

Size : 57~120~124 mm

Material :ginkgo,ancient katsura,cherry tree

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GOMBO

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KY-8 When the cat wakes from sleep, they stretches itself at first.
They looks feeling comfortable. But the body seems to stretch forever
and I feel uneasy.This work was made in the image.

The title "GOMBO" is the name of this cat.

Created : 07/2009

Size : 67~162~95 mm

Material : walnut

Spring Night

KY-7 One night in spring, a frog drinks sake. It's the cherry-blossom season.
He enjoys watching a hazy moon and beautiful flowers in full bloom.
The frog gets drunk on sake and falls asleep.
This work was designed with such an image. Serve him sake!
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created : 02/2009

Size : 100~107~113 mm

Material : rose wood, magnolia

MY BUTTER

KY-6-2

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This is a remake version of Christmas present 2008.

The color of this cow was changed to the brown base.
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Created : 1/2010

Size : 120~57~70‡o

Material : walnaut, burs wood

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My BUTTER

KY-6 Butter is made by solidifying fat in the milk. At normal temperature, butter is a white solid that is slightly tinted with yellow.
The trick is simple. When the craftsman designed this work, she got the idea from the Hakone traditional Secret Box.
(This work was designed as a Christmas present for 2008.)

Created : 09/2008

Size : 120 ~ 57.5 ~ 70 mm

Material : mizuki (dogwood), ancient katura

Adhesive tape

KY-5

Sometimes it is difficult to find the cut end of tape. We try to find it by scratching the tape with our nails. This work was designed by such an image.

Created : 05/2008

Size : 125 ~ 57.5 ~ 159 mm

Material : walnut, basswood

UMEKO

KY-4

There is a small zoo at the foot of Odawara Castle. There is one elephant in the zoo. There used to be a lot of animals there, but there is only an elephant, a monkey and a pigeon now. The elephant, UMEKO reached the age of sixty last year. For this celebration, have an apple. (This is one of the works that were developed for the cause of the concept to "make works associated with Odawara and Hakone".)

Created : 02/2008

Size : 90 x 160 x 125 mm

Material : karin, shiuri cherry, others

Rice Bird

KY-3 This is the work which was reproduced.

It was created as a Christmas Present for 2007. There is a bird which lays eggs as she yearns for her partner. The eggs won't hatch, even if she warms them. It is such a sad bird, but at the same time there's something lovely about it.

Created : 1/2010

Size : 120 x 50 x 85 mm

Material : oak, nato, etc.

Rice Bird

KY-3 It was created as a Christmas Present for 2007. There is a bird which lays eggs as she yearns for her partner. The eggs won't hatch, even if she warms them. It is such a sad bird, but at the same time there's something lovely about it.

Created : 11/2007

Size : 120 x 50 x 85 mm

Material : oak, nato, etc.

Goodnight

KY-2 Babies of the emperor penguin are always with their parents. From the safety of their mother's feet, they learn about the natural order of things. Of course, isn't it also natural for them to sleep at their mother's feet? Parenthood of a penguin was expressed as a Karakuri.

Created : 4/2007

Size : 88 x 94 x 150 mm

Material : rosewood, maple, doogwood, cherry

I'm shy

KY-1

A turtle is on a box. When you touch his headc However shy he canft hide himself enough.
The motif is a Red-eared Turtle that the designer kept at school.
At first he was so small and cute that we can put him on a hand. But now, he became too big. He is no longer he used to be. This work was designed at his present full-scale. He often goggles his eyes. He doesnft look shy. But, he draws in his head, hands and feet when we bring our fingers close to him. The motion was also reproduced as a work. At first, the box is locked. But, it isnft difficult to open.

Created : 11/2006

Size : 76 x 91 x 95 mm

Material : cherry tree, walnut, rio-grande