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Cherry blossom motif takushi/takuhonshi made by Fumiko Satō of Satō Kamiko Workshop

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:47 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
A sheet of takushi/takuhonshi, created by Fumiko Satō using tools that her husband, father-in-law, and she herself made or acquired. The motif is a cherry blossom (sakura). This video shows her completing the process without speaking

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

S04

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Fumiko Satō, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Techniques of production

Crumpled, embossed

Materials

Washi

Materials alt

Konnyaku

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Temporality

2020

Date of creation

2020-01-07

Unique ID

2019SG04-S14-0416

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