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