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Making nirejiru

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:46 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
The dried roots of the tororoaoi [sunset hibiscus] plant are called nire. The nire is placed on a stone and beaten until it falls apart, then placed in a stone mortar with some water and worked with a pestle or mallet. The resulting sticky liquid [nirejiru] is collected in a cotton bag. This liquid is used in the vat when making paper. Nirejiru is a liquid with no smell or colour, is clear and slick.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

SY01

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Title alt

nirejiru-zukuri — にれ汁作り

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Keiji Abe, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Nire-jiru (dispersant)

Techniques of production

beaten

Materials alt

Hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot) Root

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Temporality

Typically occurs during wintertime

Intent

Papermaking

Date of creation

2020-01-13

Unique ID

2019SG04-SY01-0870

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