Restoration of Shrines, Temples,
Cultural Properties, etc.
Since the Edo period, Karacho has received a wide variety of commissions, including work for the Kyoto Imperial Palace and many other places related to court nobles, samurai families, shrines, and temples, as well as work for merchants and townhouses.
Kira Karacho also produces karakami to suit the tastes of tea masters such as the Sansenke family, which has also been favored by the discerning public.
Even today, Karacho possesses several woodblocks that were used in key historical buildings such as the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Katsura Imperial Villa, and Nijo Castle. One such example is the “Ume-no-maru (Circle of Plums)” woodblock, of which only one remains in existence, and which was certified as having been used in Omiya Palace in the eighth year of the Tempo era (1837).
