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The Rise of Kishū Lacquerwares. Image provided by the National Diet Library

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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

In the second half of the Muromachi period, a group of woodworkers moved to Kuroe and began to make bowls from the hinoki cypress that was abundant in Kishū.

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  • Title: The Rise of Kishū Lacquerwares. Image provided by the National Diet Library
  • Subject Keywords: Kishū Lacquer, Wakayama Prefecture
  • Publisher: National Diet Library
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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