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Bundles of wrinkled paper sheets (momigami)

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:47 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Bundles of 44 sheets of momigami, prepared for the next step, which would be to attach them together into a bolt or roll. The smaller pieces are used to make the paper belt

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

T02

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Kōei Hashimura

Country

Japan

Place

Tōdaiji, Nara

Item/object

Bundle of momigami

Techniques of production

Crumpled

Materials

Washi

Cultural context/event

Religious

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Temple

Date of creation

2022-02-01

Unique ID

2019SG04-T02-0593

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