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Sujidate, Kyoto boxwood combs
Jusan-ya and Photo by Takayama Kengo, A-PROJECTS2015
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
These are combs for tidying the hair. They vary in terms of the thickness, and the number, of their teeth. In addition, some sujidate are used by Nishijin figured-brocade craftsmen. They have narrow teeth of an even length because they are used to pull the weft yarn aside.
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- Title: Sujidate, Kyoto boxwood combs
- Creator: Jusan-ya, Photo by Takayama Kengo, A-PROJECTS
- Date Created: 2015
- Rights: © Jusan-ya
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