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Making momigami at Tōdaiji

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:47 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
A Tōdaiji monk preparing paper for momigami by crumpling it into a ball

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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

Sheets of wrinkled paper (momigami)

Materials

Washi

Cultural context/event

Religious

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Temple

Date of creation

2022-02-01

Unique ID

2019SG04-T02-0575

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    Keywords

    Tōdaijikamikomomigamiomizutori

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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