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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:48 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Paper vest made by Mashiko Endō in the late 20th century. Vest is made of Shiroishi washi, and has been decorated using a local technique called takushi/takuhonshi, which involves transferring a motif from a wooden board to the paper

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E02

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Mashiko Endō, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Paper vest made by Mashiko Endō

Techniques of production

sewn

Materials

Bark-paper mulberry bark, Washi

Materials alt

konnyaku

Cultural context/event

Interview

Social group setting

Elders

Location

Home

Temporality

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

Date of creation

2020-01-24

Unique ID

2019SG04-E02-0125

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