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Paper cushions made by Mashiko Endō, blue dye

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:48 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Paper cushion made by Mashiko Endō. Cushion is shibori-dyed with synthetic blue dye, then hand-stitched. This is a zabuton, or floor cushion meant to be sat on

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E04

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Mashiko Endō, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Paper cushion made by Mashiko Endō

Techniques of production

Dyed, sewn

Materials

Bark-paper mulberry bark, Washi

Materials alt

konnyaku

Cultural context/event

Interview

Location

Shop

Temporality

Photograph taken in 2020. Cushions created in mid-20th century

Date of creation

2020-01-24

Unique ID

2019SG04-E04-0160

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    Mashiko-Endōpaper-cushionhomewareszabuton

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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