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Splitting the bamboo vertically in half using a hatchet
Katsushiro Sōhō (Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties) and Photo by Kisaragi Moe
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
The bamboo is split vertically in half using a hatchet. As the bamboo gets thinner, so must the artisan change the hatchet with a thinner blade. The inside part of bamboo joints is also removed.
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- Title: Splitting the bamboo vertically in half using a hatchet
- Creator: Katsushiro Sōhō (Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties), Photo by Kisaragi Moe
- Rights: Photo @ Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
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