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Stirring and speck removal

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:46 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Water is added to a lidless wooden box called a zaburi-bune until it is full. The beaten white bark is then placed inside, then a large bamboo rake is used to stir the mixture forwards and backwards. This completely loosens and disperses the fibres. Next, a small piece of bamboo (or a chopstick, in this case) with a small bent piece of wire attached to its tip is used to remove small pieces of detritus one by one. Once all of the specks are gone, an opening on the bottom of the vat is opened, and the water is removed. The white fibres are collected in a cloth bag attached to the mouth of the opening. This is the final and most important step in creating high-quality paper pulp

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

SY01

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Title alt

zaburi-kake — ざぶりかけ

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Keiji Abe, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Paper mulberry bark

Techniques of production

Cleaned

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-SY01-0844

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