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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:46 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Clean water is poured into the suki-bune (a lidless wooden box [vat]), then the white fibres are added, then the cloth bag that contains the nirejiru is placed inside the vat and some of the contents squeezed out. Then a bamboo rod is used to mix the contents of the vat in a circular motion, then a large rake is used to mix the contents thoroughly while adding more fibres. Using a wooden sukiketa [papermaking frame and screen] containing a su [screen] made of bamboo or the inner part of straw, using both hands, the mixture is scooped up. Then with swift motions the remaining water (sutemizu) is sloughed off using both hands gripping tightly. The fibres will remain thinly, evenly on the surface of the su. This will become one sheet of paper

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

SY01

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Title alt

kami-suki — 紙漉き

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Keiji Abe, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Sheet of paper being made

Techniques of production

Scooped

Materials

Bark-paper mulberry bark

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Temporality

Typically occurs during wintertime

Intent

Papermaking

Date of creation

2020-01-13

Unique ID

2019SG04-SY01-0887

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