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Japanese Paper and Kamiko Shifu Fabric, a pamphlet from 1998

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:48 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
A small pamphlet published in 1998 by Shiroishi Washi Kōbō (which was run by Tadao Endō). This item is very rare, as it is written in English, and provides some key historical data about Shiroishi washi, shifu, kamiko and even local botanical dyes

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A03

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Japanese Paper and Kamiko Shifu Fabric, a pamphlet from 1998

Cultural context/event

Ceremony

Temporality

Published in 1998, but contains historical anecdotes

Date of creation

2020-01-08

Unique ID

2019SG04-A03-0210

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