Current Landscape

Entering modern times, Japan focused on economic development after its defeat. After experiencing many booms, Japan transformed into a manufacturing and exporting country and became the world's factory at that time. There were many modern factories and large-scale production became the mainstream of daily necessities production in Japan. Craftsmen in the traditional craft industry have lost their jobs in the face of competition from modern production. The wood grain gold technique has been hit hard again and has fallen into a state of near extinction.

The Craft

At this time, European and American metalworking and jewelry colleges became interested in wood grain gold, which made wood grain gold begin to receive attention on the international metalworking art stage. Labro, who came from Spain, was also attracted by this craze and craftsmanship. He became a disciple of the Japanese wood grain gold national treasure, and moved to Japan to take root and promote the wood grain gold technique.