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Using a blade tool called sen to thinly shave off bamboo skin
Katsushiro Sōhō (Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties) and Photo by Kisaragi Moe
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
Bamboo work begins with the making of bamboo strips. First, after oil is removed from the bamboo for insect proofing, the skin is thinning shaved off using a blade tool called sen — only 0.1 mm is shaved off. With oil and skin removed, the bamboo can now be easily dyed.
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- Title: Using a blade tool called sen to thinly shave off bamboo skin
- 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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