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Paper haori, maker unknown

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:48 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
A paper haori in the collection of Fumiko Satō. The paper was embossed/printed using the takuhon technique with an ivy motif (蔦), and then dyed with walnut dye, while the presumably silk lining has been dyed with indigo. This was made by a family member in the early to mid 20th-century.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

S03

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Fumiko Satō, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Paper haori, maker unknown

Techniques of production

embossed

Materials

Bark-paper mulberry bark, Washi

Materials alt

konnyaku

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Temporality

Late Edo-period

Date of creation

2020-01-28

Unique ID

2019SG04-S03-0240

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