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Fumiko Satō describing a poem about kamiko

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:48 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Fumiko Satō describing a poem about kamiko, which has been frottaged from a local memorial stone in Shiroishi. The poem is a haiku by 17th century Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694), and reads as follows: A shimmer of warm air Rises up from the shoulder Of my paper kimono かげろふの我が肩に立つ紙子かな kagerō no waga kata ni tatsu kamiko kana Fumiko Satō describes a poem about kamiko, and makes the connection between the practice of collecting frottaged artowrks from important stone monuments as the starting point for the practice of creating 3D embossed paper cloth, which is a technique particular to Shiroishi and her family.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

S09

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Fumiko Satō, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Frottage/rubbing (takuhonshi/takushi) of a memorial stone

Techniques of production

Frottaged

Materials

Washi

Cultural context/event

Interview

Location

Workshop

Temporality

The poem is a haiku by 17th century Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694). Frottaged paper created mid 20th-century (paper by Tadao Endō and Frottage (takuhon) by Wataru Satō)

Date of creation

2020-01-07

Unique ID

2019SG04-S09-0368

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