Archival photograph of local person using a sharp tool to remove any last specks of black bark out of the pure white pulp, which has been placed into a small vat of water. circa 1990s. This is said to be one of the most important steps in making a high quality sheet of pure white paper
Session
A02Rights owner
Daphne Mohajer va PesaranCultural group
JapaneseCountry
JapanPlace
Shiroishi, MiyagiItem/object
pulpTechniques of production
beatenMaterials
Bark-paper mulberry barkCultural context/event
General productionSocial group setting
CommunityLocation
WorkshopTemporality
photo taken circa 1990s, harvest and material processing normally takes place in winter time around January. Papermaking was traditionally winter work for farmers who couldn’t grow crops in the wintertimeIntent
PapermakingDate of creation
2020-01-24Unique ID
2019SG04-A02-0049
