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Washing and speck removal

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posted on 2025-01-22, 10:46 authored by Daphne Mohajer va PesaranDaphne Mohajer va Pesaran
The white bark is dried outside in the same manner as the black bark. The dried white bark is then laid in clean water for 24 hours and then washed in water. It is during this stage that any remaining black bark specks are removed. This white inner bark is called kamikusa or kusa.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

SY01

Rights owner

Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Title alt

kusa-yusugi (kusa-arai) — 草ゆすぎ (草洗い)

Cultural group

Japanese

Participants

Keiji Abe, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran

Country

Japan

Place

Shiroishi, Miyagi

Item/object

Paper mulberry bark

Techniques of production

scraped

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-SY01-0787

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