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Paper-thin Turned Wood Base,Tawame: A New Form of Kyoto Lacquerware

Nishimura Keikou

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

The wood base must be shaved down even thinner than the usual usuzukuri (thin body) of Kyoto lacquerware. It is only once this specialized technique of turning is used to reduce the body to a uniform thickness of .3 mm thick from rim to the base that the tawame shaping is possible.

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  • Title: Paper-thin Turned Wood Base,Tawame: A New Form of Kyoto Lacquerware
  • Creator: Nishimura Keikou
  • Subject Keywords: Tawame: A New Form of Kyoto Lacquerware
  • Rights: © Nishimura Keikou, Photo: © Mori Yoshiyuki

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