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Niko-yori, Twisting bamboo-skin cord, Baren

Hidehiko Gotō and Photo:Shinya Maezaki2021-03-18

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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

2 strips of bamboo skin are twisted to make one cord. As this step is called niko-wo-yoru or simplified to niko-yori – meaning “twisting two (strips)”, the finished cord is thus called a niko.

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  • Title: Niko-yori, Twisting bamboo-skin cord, Baren
  • Creator: Hidehiko Gotō, Photo:Shinya Maezaki
  • Date Created: 2021-03-18
  • Location Created: Ōiso-machi in Kanagawa prefecture
  • Original Language: Japanese
  • Subject Keywords: baren-shin, Hidehiko Gotō, woodblock print, Baren, Baren Studio Kikuhide
  • External Link: Baren Studio Kikuhide
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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